Ancient Rome - The Republic - Review

The student should be able to identify the following:

• Adriatic Sea
• Tiber River
• Italy
• Rome
• Tyrrhenian Sea
• Sicily
• Sardinia
• Corsica
• Spain
• Gaul
• The Alps
• The Pyrenees
• Rubicon River
• Appian Mountains
• The Po River

The student should be familiar with the following figures and stories:

• The Aeneid
• Romulus and Remus
• The Sabine Women
• The Lares
• Hannibal
• Pyrrhus
• The Gracchi Brothers
• Crassus
• Pompey
• Julius Caesar
• Cleopatra
• Mark Anthony

The student should be able to answer the following questions:

• Why are Roman gods similar to Greek gods?
• Name two gods the Romans had that the Greeks did not.
• Who were the Vestal Virgins?  Why were they important?
• Explain the Roman system of government under the Republic.
• Who were patricians?  Who were plebians?  
• Explain the structure of the Roman army.  
• Name five people or groups who fought Rome and nearly won.
• What was the Conflict of Orders?
• Who was Spartacus? Why is he important? 
• What were some causes of the Social Wars?
• Why did Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus band together as the First Triumvirate?  Why did it break up?
• Why did Mark Anthony and Cleopatra fight Octavian?
• What were some things Octavian did as Emperor?