Roman Hsitory Review

Name the volcano that erupted in Italy in AD 79.

• Mt. Saint Helens
• Mt. Etna
• Mt. Vesuvious
• Mt. Rushmore

What was the name of the other city destroyed by the eruption?

• Rome
• Herculaneum
• Latium
• Gaul

The city of Pompeii was located in the country

• Greece

• England

• Italy

• Ireland

The ruins of Pompeii show archeologists

• How cities were set up in the 1st century B.C.E.

• The daily life of a citizen of Pompeii

• What kinds of food/food preparation were being used by the people

• All of the above

The plaster casts of Pompeii show us

• How many Pompeiinians died in the event

• The economic status of the citizens

• How the city thrived after the eruption

• the last moments of people's lives

Who was his great uncle/adoptive father?

• Marc Antony

• Julius Caesar

• Cupid

• Aeneas

Who was Augustus’ main rival?

• Julius Caesar

• Pompey

• Marc Antony

• Alexander the Great

Who did Marc Antony marry?

• Julia

• Cleopatra

• Venus

• Lavinia

Why was Augustus successful in securing and maintaining power?

• He proclaimed himself king

• He didn't proclaim himself king

• He used the Roman army against the people of Rome

• He killed the senators

Octavian was all of the following to Caesar except...

• principal heir
• adopted son
• grandnephew
• biological son