Roman Vocabulary Practice Quiz

a trained fighter who fought to the death in arenas like the Colosseum

• Spartan
• Centurion
• Samurai
• Gladiator

the first emperor of the Roman Empire who made many improvements to society

• Claudius

• Constantine
• Nero
• Augustus

twin brothers who supposedly founded Rome

• Castor and Pollux
• Hansel and Gretel
• Damon and Pythias
• Romulus and Remus

a type of government in which people elect the leaders who govern them

• Anarchy
• Monarchy
• Republic

• Dictatorship

common people in ancient Rome

• senators
• patricians
• plebeians
• emperors

powerful and wealthy nobles in ancient Rome

• patricians
• senators
• emperors
• gladiators

elected officials from Rome’s first government

• Emperors
• Senators
• Tribunes
• Magistrate

Roman council of powerful and wealthy people who advised city leaders

• Congress
• Parliament
• Senate
• Assembly

public meeting place in Rome

• Forum

• Pantheon
• Trevi Fountain
• Colosseum

organized groups of Roman soldiers

• Phalanxes
• Battalions
• Squadrons
• Legion