Rome Flashcards
Ancient romans that fought one another for public entertainment were called
Gladiators
The building in which the gladiators fought was called a
Coliseum
Was the commander of a slave army
Spartacus
Thick stew made from wheat or corn is called
Pottage
A wealthy roman
Patrician
Was know for his war elephants
Hannibal
Was a dictator in Rome who was killed by senitors
Julius ceaser
A split in the Christian church that created the ortthodox and the catholic faiths
Great schism
Was the former eastern part of the Roman Empire
Byzantine
The type of government that Rome had was a
Republic
Was the queen of Egypt
Cleopatra
A middle class roman
Plebeian
Was a Italian city destroyed by a volcano
Pompeii
The legend of Rome includes a story about twin brothers named
Romulus and Remus
Was an unstable Roman Emporor who fought in gladiator contests
Commodus