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  • Why did everything in Pompeii preserve so well?
    Because of volcanic ashes
  • What was the system of government in Rome before the empire?
    Republic
  • Name 4 big sources of fun for Romans.
    Feasts, public baths, gladiator games, chariot races
  • What destroyed Pompeii?
    A volcano eruption.
  • Why did people in Pompeii die?
    They suffocated (couldn't breathe).
  • Who was Julius Caesar?
    A general, a dictator, a writer.
  • Name the legendary founders of Rome.
    Romulus and Remus
  • What is this?
    Public baths
  • When was Rome founded? a) 753 B.C. b) 753 A.D. c) 753 C.E.
    a) 753 BC
  • What was the name of the first Roman emperor?
    Octavian Augustus
  • Which sport can your see in the picture?
    Chariot racing
  • What did Sulla do at the end of his rule?
    He said goodbye to everyone and retired
  • Which city did Sulla destroy during a war?
    Athens
  • Which organisation ruled the Roman republic?
    the Senate
  • What do you call a special list where people's names are written for execution?
    Proscriptions
  • What did the murder of Caesar lead to?
    A civil war and destruction of the Republic
  • Who was Cicero?
    A writer and a speaker.
  • Why was Julius Caesar murdered?
    Senators hated him because he threatened the Republic
  • Who was Sulla?
    A general and a dictator.
  • Why are Pompeii important for historians?
    Pompeii help study the life of Romans really well
  • Which friend of Julius Caesar took part in his murder? Why?
    Brutus, because he though Caesar was evil
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