Welcome Back! We only have a little over 7 weeks left together, so you know what that means… we need to hurry on to ROME!
How well do you know ROME? Test your knowledge with this game of True or False?
The Punic Wars between the Romans and the Carthaginians lasted 23 years. TRUE or FALSE
ANSWER… TRUE! The Punic Wars are a series of three different wars between Rome and Carthage which lasted 23 years.
Hannibal Barca led his troops through the Alps on foot TRUE or FALSE
ANSWER…. FALSE! Hannibal led his troops through the Alps on Elephant backs. http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/hannibal-barca.jpg
Hannibal was unable to get into the city of Rome, so he and his troops roamed the countryside of southern Italy for 15 months. TRUE Or FALSE
ANSWER… FALSE! Hannibal and his troops roamed for 15 years
When the Romans attacked Carthage in the Third Punic War they burned the city and plowed salt into the ground so that nothing could grow. TRUE Or FALSE
ANSWER… TRUE! Rome was often times brutal in battle and they would do whatever it took to conquer their enemies, even if it meant attacking the citizens.
When Rome conquered Carthage they allowed all of the Carthaginians to become citizens of Rome. TRUE Or FALSE
ANSWER… FALSE! The Romans either killed the Carthaginians or forced them to be slaves.
When the Greek city-state of Corinth refused to obey, Rome attacked them and burned their city to the ground. TRUE Or FALSE
ANSWER… TRUE! Again, Rome was very strict about people obeying their rules and they would destroy anything that stood in their path.
The month of July is named after the Roman dictator Caesar TRUE Or FALSE
ANSWER… TRUE! Caesar’s first name is Julius and he decided to adopt an Egyptian calendar and called it the Julian calendar. In honor of him changing and adopting the calendar they named the month of July after him. http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Politics/images-2/Julius-Caesar-bust.jpg
Julius Caesar died in 44 BC from a disease TRUE Or FALSE
ANSWER… FALSE! Caesar died on the Ides of March when 60 men stabbed him to death for the fear that he wanted to make himself king.
The Ides of March means March 15th TRUE Or FALSE
The Ides means the middle, and March 15th is the middle of March. ANSWER… TRUE! The Ides means the middle, and March 15th is the middle of March.
Roman legionaries (soldiers) would cover roughly 18 miles per day TRUE Or FALSE
ANSWER… TRUE! Romans conquered a lot of land and therefore had a lot of land to cover.
Roman soldiers had to stay in the army for 15 years TRUE Or FALSE
Roman soldiers were required to stay in the army for 25 years! ANSWER… FALSE! Roman soldiers were required to stay in the army for 25 years!
Only Roman senators were allowed to wear togas TRUE Or FALSE
ANSWER… FALSE! Roman citizens wore togas. Senators wore togas edged in purple and only emperors could be dressed entirely in purple. http://www.hadrians.com/images/graphics/rome/emperors/roman_man_in_toga_illustration.jpg
Mrs. Granfield would have been an epic gladiator True or False
ANSWER: Obviously TRUE! GRANFIELDICLIES STRIKES!