For Ms. Wetzel's homeroom class

          Ancient Rome Study Guide

Ancient Romans worshipped many gods and goddesses

Pompeii was buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted

Patricians- were members of powerful and wealthy families

Plebeians- ordinary working Romans

The city center was called the forum.

A dictator for life during the last days of the Roman Republic was Julius Caesar

Roman Senators killed Julius Caesar

Octavian’s name was changed to Augustus after he took power

Well-built roads connect the provinces to Rome

Roman Empire surrounded the Mediterranean Sea

 At the Coliseum Romans watched fights between gladiators and wild beasts

At Circus Maximus Romans watched chariot races.

Legendary twin brothers who founded Rome- Romulus and Remus

Romans persecuted Christians because Christians refused to worship Roman gods

First Christian Roman Emperor-Constantine

Rome defeated Carthage in all 3 Punic Wars

What were at least 3 reasons for the fall of Rome?

1. Greedy, selfish emperors;
2. provinces unprotected from attack;
3. corrupt generals;
4. murder of senators and powerful Romans;
5. civil wars that destroyed towns and farms and disrupted trade;
6. lack of food and people without jobs and homes;
7. army made up of foreigners and soldiers were poorly treated;
8. Barbarians attacked and drove Romans out.