latin Regents Culture Exam Questions
and Answers
capitoline hill - ANS-location of temple of jupiter
palatine hill - ANS-first hill inhabited/emperor's palace
Romulus - ANS-1st king of Rome
Tarquinius Superbus - ANS-last king of Rome, kicked out in 509 BC
49 BC - ANS-Julius Caesar crossed Rubicon River. says "the die is cast"
Battle of Actium - ANS-31 BC- Octavian won against Cleopatra and Antony
Punic Wars - ANS-3 wars fought by Romans against Carthage, last war ended in 149
BC
Cicero - ANS-Roman politician famous for conspiracies against Catallus in 63 BC,
orator
fresco - ANS-painting on wet plaster
Cicero's best friend - ANS-Atticus
Caesar fought in a civil war against - ANS-Pompey
praenomen - ANS-first name
nomen - ANS-middle name
cognomen - ANS-family name, last name
praetor - ANS-judge
quaestor - ANS-treasurer
quirites - ANS-citizens
consul - ANS-held office for 1 year
and Answers
capitoline hill - ANS-location of temple of jupiter
palatine hill - ANS-first hill inhabited/emperor's palace
Romulus - ANS-1st king of Rome
Tarquinius Superbus - ANS-last king of Rome, kicked out in 509 BC
49 BC - ANS-Julius Caesar crossed Rubicon River. says "the die is cast"
Battle of Actium - ANS-31 BC- Octavian won against Cleopatra and Antony
Punic Wars - ANS-3 wars fought by Romans against Carthage, last war ended in 149
BC
Cicero - ANS-Roman politician famous for conspiracies against Catallus in 63 BC,
orator
fresco - ANS-painting on wet plaster
Cicero's best friend - ANS-Atticus
Caesar fought in a civil war against - ANS-Pompey
praenomen - ANS-first name
nomen - ANS-middle name
cognomen - ANS-family name, last name
praetor - ANS-judge
quaestor - ANS-treasurer
quirites - ANS-citizens
consul - ANS-held office for 1 year