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What was the name of the gladiator who escaped and made his own army?

Spartacus

What did an aqueduct do?

Took water from one place to another across long distances.

Who fought three wars against Rome, eventually losing and having their city destroyed?

Carthaginians

What was the name of Caesar's real son?

Caesarion

Who was the Queen of Egypt that two famous Romans fell in love with?

Cleopatra

Who was in the second Triumvirate?

Mark Antony, Octavian, Lepidus

At it's peak how many people lived in the Roman Empire?

70 million

What did Caesar do for ten years after he was consul?

Conquer Gaul

Who was Sulla?

General who won the civil war for the Patricians

What was a tribune and what did they do?

They were voted for by the plebeians and they could 'veto' a law that was unfair.

Which two Romans had months named after them?

Julius Caesar (July) and Augustus (August)

Who was the last King of Rome?

Tarquinius Superbus

What were the names of the twins who are meant to have founded Rome?

Romulus and Remus

Who was the general who came over the Alps with elephants?

Hannibal

What is supposed to have happened to Romulus at the end of his life?

Taken to heaven by a whirlwind to become a god

What were the group of people who were free but didn't have much power called?

Plebeians

Name one of the tactics that the Roman Army used

Wedge, Tortoise etc

Before Emperors, what was the name of the most powerful job in Rome?

Consul

When was Ancient Rome founded? A) 45BC B) 753BCE C)753CE

B) 753BCE

Who was the first Emperor of Rome?

Augustus

What was the group of people called who were rich and powerful?

Patricians

What was the name of the invention the Romans created during the Punic Wars to land on other boats?

Corvus

Give two reasons why Rome a good place to build a city?

Because it was on a hill, near to water, fertile land nearby, easy to defend

Who was in the first Triumvirate?

Pompey, Crassus, Caesar

When did Vesuvius explode to destroy Pompeii?

79AD