| A | B |
|---|
| Romulus and Remus | twin brothers; founders of Rome;suckled by a mother-wolf |
| Julius Caesar | dictator and general; writer;death signals end of Republic |
| Augustus formerly Octavian | 1st emperor of Rome |
| April 21, 753 BC | founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus |
| March 15, 44 BC | Ides of March; Julius Caesar is assassinated |
| Italia (Italy) | boot-shaped peninsula in Europe |
| Graecia (Greece) | European country and islands east of Italy |
| Sicilia (Sicily) | triangular-shaped island at toe of Italy |
| Mare Mediterraneum | sea which surrounds Roman empire |
| Roma (Rome) | capitol of Italy; located 1/2 way down the west coast |
| Flumen Tiberis (Tiber River) | river located in Rome |
| Mons Palatinus (Palatine Hill) | location of palaces and Romulus' oracle |
| Forum Romanum (forum) | civic center of Roman activity; baths, shops, templees, etc. |
| Mons Vesuvianus (Mt. Vesuvius) | volcano located near Pompeii; south of Rome; location of Spartacus' escape |
| Britain | Britannia |
| Greece | Graecia |
| Sicily | Sicilia |
| Germany | Germania |
| Italy | Italia |
| Rome | Roma |
