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Who led Carthage in the Punic Wars?
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Hannibal.
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He was defeated in all of the three.
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What are the Punic Wars?
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A set of three wars between Carthage and the city of Rome.
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They were between Carthage and the city of Rome.
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Who was Cincinnatus?
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He was a temporary dictator of Rome. He was a farmer, was asked to be a dictator for a war. He agreed. After the war he returned to the farm.
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Farmer-dictator-farmer
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Who was Virgil?
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He based an epic on myths borrowed from the Greeks. He wrote another for Augustus when he was emperor.
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A long narrative poem.
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Who was Horatius?
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He was the 'ideal citizen soldier.' He fought back a group of enemies single-handedly and saved the city of Rome.
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Ideal citizen soldier.
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What is a province?
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A way of dividing a country. Canada has provinces.
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Canada has these.
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What is a plebian?
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The common people in any country, such as in Ancient Rome.
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Normal.
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What are some characteristics of Hadrian's Wall?
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It was 80 miles long.
Built on the England/Scotland border. Built by Hadrian between 122 AD-129 AD as a fortress/barrier for the Roman Empire. |
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What is an Emperor?
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A supreme ruler of an empire.
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What is a dictator?
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One who has absolute power of rule in a country.
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What is the Consul?
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The annually elected cheif magistrate of the Roman republic. The magistrate was given the powers of a king.
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Given the powers of a king.
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What is an aqueduct?
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A structure or an artificial channel used to transport water.
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Archs upon archs.
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Who is Venus?
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The roman goddess of love and beauty.
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Aphrodite.
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What is a penninsula?
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A paice of land surrounded by water on three sides.
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What is a patrician?
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A member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome. A member of the upper class.
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Who is Jupiter?
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The roman king of the gods.
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Zues
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Who is Minerva?
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The roman goddess of wisdom and war.
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Athena
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Who is Mars?
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The roman god of War and violence.
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Ares
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Who is Juno?
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The roman queen of the gods.
(Hera) |
Hera
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Who is Pluto?
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The roman god of the dead and the Underworld.
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Hades
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Who is Bacchus?
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The roman god of wine and fertility.
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Dionysus
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Who is Diana?
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The roman goddess of the moon and the hunt.
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Artemis
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What is a volcano?
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An opening in the Earth usually at the top of a cone-shaped hill or mountain out of which steam and other gases, stones, ashes and melted rock may escape from time to time.
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What is the Roman Senate?
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An assembly or council. Only patricians could be part of the Roman Senate.
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What is a republic?
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A government in which the citizens choose representatives to run the country. America has a republic.
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America has a republic.
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