Rome from A to Z

A is for assassinate

• Its a way to murder in a political way.
• Julius Caesar was assassinated because the senate thought he was too powerful.

B is for barbarians

• Primitive people
• They did not live in the Roman empire

C is for claudius

• He is best known for thinking of himself as a fool but becoming a great emperor

D is for Danube

• was one river that represented a border of the Roman Empire.
• It is 1,777 miles long.

E is for ETRUSCANS

• They had exceptional harbors that promoted trade.
• They lived in an Italian area today called Tuscany.
• They did not have a strong central government.
• They did have a number of city-sates.

F is for faunus

• The adopted Greek god (Pan) of the wilds and fertility.

G is for gods and godesses

• There were many many gods and goddesses.
• They have greek names and roman names.
• Many of them are gods and represent different things.

H is for hercules

• The son of Jupiter.
• Famous for his strength and many adventures.

I is for italy

• The Entruscans lived here in ancient times.
• It is a country shaped like a boot, which is often how it can be recognized on a map

J is for Jupiter

• The greek name for Jupiter is Zeus.
• He was the God of sky and rain.
• He was the supreme leader.

K is for Kingdom

• When you do research on this empire you will find out that there were many many kingdoms (Empire) in ancient Rome

L is for Latin

• This was the language most commonly spoken in the Roman Empire.

M is for monarch

• It is a ruler such as a king.
• You could research many of them in Rome.
• Don't confuse it with an emperor. They both are a ruler.

N is for Numerals

• We still use roman numerals today.
• They used the numerals for keeping track and counting what was occuring.

O is for Octavius

• Changed his name to Augustus.
• Founder and first ruler of the Roman empire.

P is for pax Romana

• Pax Romana means Peace of Rome in English.
• Was a period of peace during the Roman Empire.

Q is for Quiritis

• Goddess of motherhood.
• She was a Sabine.

R is for rulers

• There were many rulers at the time that made and impact on the empire.
• Some of them were: Julius and Augustus Caesar, Claudius, Nero, Trajan, Constantine, Diocletian, and Valens.

S is for slaves

• They did many things and were very useful.
• The non-citizens in the roman empire were slaves and aliens.
• They also powered the Roman galleys.

T is for Tiber river

• One of the most commonly known and used rivers in ancient Rome.
• 2nd largest river in Italy.

U is for upper class

• The upper class is also known as the Patricians.

V is for venus

• Her Greek name is Aphrodite.
• She was the Goddess of love and beauty.

W is for WISDOM

• Minerva was the goddess of wisdom.
• She was also the goddess of battle, reason, and purity.

X is for XULSIGIAE

• A group of Celtic gods linked to the worship of Mars.

Y is for young

• Many young rulers and emperors were ruling at the time.
• You can find very valuable information on the young rulers .

Z is for zeno

• 474 - 475 AD then from 476 - 49 AD.
• Roman emperor.

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