| A | B |
| Etruscans | brought idea of arch to Romans |
| Latins | early Romans who settled in western Italy |
| Greeks | settled in southern Italy, Sicily |
| Romulus | founder of Rome |
| Remus | brother of founder of Rome |
| she-wolf | protected both Roman founders from drowning |
| Tiber | river upon which Rome is settled |
| Ostia | seaport of Rome - 16 miles from city on coast |
| Adriatic Sea | east of Italy |
| Tyhrrenian Sea | west of Rome |
| gladiator | Roman warrior |
| tribune | Roman patrician; represented Plebeians |
| patrician | Roman upper class |
| plebeian | Roman citizens; middle/lower class |
| slave | lowest member of Roman population |
| Circus Maximus | huge amphitheater; used for races |