What is an ABC book on ancient Rome?

Answer 1

Augustus was the first Roman Empire. His real name is Octavian Caesar. Julius Caesar's Adopted son.

Baths A bath was a building or usually a complex that contained many rooms , only one or two of which contained water. The water in the baths were usually hot or heated.

Colosseum is the largest arena in Rome, with a captivity of 50,000 people. Opened in A.D 80, it was home to all kinds of entertainment like Gladiator fights, animal fights and much more.

Diana is the goddess of the moon and the hunt. Guardian of cities, young animals and women.

Empire the lands and peoples subject to authority of ancient Rome. The Roman Empire stretched from the north of Britain to the desert of Egypt. The idea of the empire began with Julius Caesar. The Roman Empire split into two parts and continued for several hundred years.

Forum Main place of business and commerce in Rome. Merchants, politicians, and just about everyone else did business at the Forum. Religious ceremonies took place there, as so public speeches. The Forum was surrounded by temples and other important buildings. Eventually, the Forum proved too small for the growing population. Emperors built their own Forums, which were much larger. Other cities built their own forums as well.

Gladiators warriors who were usually enslaved and forced to fight to the death in arenas all over the Empire. The most famous of these arenas was the Colosseum, in Rome.

Hadrian Emperor who is most famous for directing the building of Hadrian's Wall, the wall across northern Britain, to keep out raging Picts. He directed the building of other walls and fortresses throughout the Empire, focusing on keeping what the Romans had gotten rather than continuing to get more.

Julius Caesar One of the leaders of early Rome. He was a brilliant general who won many victories for Rome. He then became the head of the government at a time when the Roman Senate still wanted to rule. He was killed by Senators, some of whom he thought were his friends. When Rome became an empire, emperors took the name of Caesar as their last name.

Kings First seven rulers of Rome. The formation of the Republic ended the kingship. The Republic came about because people didn't trust the king to respect their wishes.

Lake Trasimene Second of Hannibal's great victory over Rome. Roman soldiers under Consul Flaminius had pursued Hannibal to Lake Trasimene. Hannibal made a great show of entering the area around the lake by a narrow pathway. Despite warnings to the contrary, Flaminius decided to pursue what he thought were retreating troops. The narrow pathway wound between a high mountain and a deep lake. When the Romans began their pursuit, mists from the lake were already obscuring the way. Suddenly, the entire Carthaginian army descended onto the startled Roman troops. The victory was short and very bloody. Hannibal's men killed 15,000 Romans and captured 10,000.

Mediterranean Sea that touched nearly all parts of the Greek world, stretching from the Asia Minor colonies in the east to beyond Syracuse in the west, from the Peloponnesus in the north to the shores of Africa in the south.

Nero He was famous for his wild parties and uneven justice. He was one of the most famous of the persecutors of Christians. He made no secret of wanting to build new buildings in Rome, and the great fire that occurred during his reign makes historians wonder whether he had a hand in it. Nero eventually went completely mad and was killed.

Odoacer Barbarian king who deposed the last emperor of the Western Empire, Romulus Augustulus. Odoacer declared himself king/emperor, but he too soon fell victim to the decay and corruption that ended the empire in the West.

Pantheon Mammoth temple in Rome dedicated to all of the Roman gods and goddesses. Originally built by Agrippa, it was restored and expanded by Hadrian.

Rome is the Capital of Italy

Senate A government body made up out of senators who represented the interests of the people. The Senators were largely wealthy landowners who tended to represent their own interests and those of people like them.

Tiber River is the nearest river to Rome. It is played as apart in defence of city on more than one occasion.

Venus Goddess of love and beauty. She is said to have caused the Trojan War.

Welsh was the name for people in Wales. The romans found it difficult to conquer Wales and concentrated the bulk of their efforts elsewhere.

Zama Last battle of the Second Punic War. Fought a few miles from Carthage. Hannibal's first and only defeat. The Romans, under General Scipio Africanus, allowed Hannibal's war elephants to charge right through suddenly empty columns between the Roman troops. Then, it was a matter of Roman discipline overpowering Carthaginian determination. The Romans won, ending the war. Hannibal went into exile shortly thereafter.

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Answer 2

well it depends on your project. for example c could be Cesar and d could be for death like as in the death of Julius Cesar