Our Roman Roots

by Leon J. Radomilewww.leonradomile.com

This Italian-themed quiz focuses on what Western culture has inherited from the Roman Empire. Other FREE Italian themed blogs

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My English/Italian book, selling over 11,000 copies contains 1776 bilingual questions and answers on the significant contributions Italians and Italian Americans have made to the world in the following categories: Art, Business, Entertainment, Food, Geography, History, Literature, Music, Romans, and Sports.

1] Roman god of wine.

2] Romans used wine extensively in their cooking in conjunction with this substance that gave many dishes a sweet flavor.

3] Ancient people of Tuscany.

4] In ancient Rome, this title referred to a temporary supreme commander.

5] Ancient name for Celts

6] The Romans were the first to use this type of building material.

7] A Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and Academic Skeptic, was beheaded by order of Marc Antony.

8] One of ancient Rome’s greatest adversaries.

9] I came, I saw, I conquered was uttered by what Roman leader?

10] A massive amphitheater in Rome that was originally called the Flavian amphitheater.

11] The Romans constructed thirty of these structures around the Mediterranean.

12] This new calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar.

13] Ancient Roman game still played today.

14] Port city of Rome.

15] He was the first emperor of the Roman Empire.

16] One of Rome’s founders.

17] Warrior of the arena.

18] This Roman emperor built Castel Sant‘Angelo as his imperial mausoleum. He also built this famous wall in England that still bears his name.

19] He led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

20] Constructed in Rome in125 AD, this temple was dedicated for all the Roman gods.

21] Julius Caesar crossed it in his campaign against Pompeii.

22] The Second Rome.

23] Supreme deity of Roman mythology.

24] Sea battle off the coast of Greece where Octavian wins a decisive victory against the forces of Marc Antony and Cleopatra.

ANSWERS:

1] Bacchus, 2] honey, 3]Etruscans, 4] Dictator, 5] Gauls, 6] cement, 7]Cicero,

8]Hannibal, 9]Julius Caesar, 10] Colosseum, 11] lighthouses, 12]Julian calendar 13]Bocce, 14]Ostia, 15]Augustus Caesar, 16]Romulus,

17]Gladiator, 18]Hadrian’s Wall, 19]Spartacus, 20]Pantheon, 21]Rubicon, 22]Constantinople, 23]Jupiter, 24]Actium