World Book Trivia Quiz For Kids: Ancient Rome (Australia & New Zealand)

In Roman mythology, twin brothers Romulus and Remus founded Rome near the Tiber River.

Roman roads covered about 80,000 kilometres. They were built remarkably straight so that Roman troops could move quickly throughout the empire. The roads also helped trade and communication. Many Roman roads have lasted for thousands of years.

The Colosseum is a huge outdoor theatre built about 2,000 years ago. People can still visit the remains of the Colosseum in modern Rome.

Some Romans believed that Caesar had too much power. On March 15, 44 B.C., a group of people that Caesar thought were his friends stabbed him to death.

Rome was a republic before it became an empire. In a republic, leaders are chosen by the vote of the people. The Roman Republic was founded in 509 B.C. The Roman Empire began in 27 B.C.

Italian developed from Latin, a language used by the ancient Romans. French and Spanish also developed from Latin.

Augustus became the first Roman emperor in 27 B.C. Before he became emperor, he was called Octavian. Octavian shared power with Mark Antony and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus before he became emperor.

The Roman Empire spread across about half of Europe, much of the Middle East, and the north coast of Africa. During the time of the Roman Empire, the Maya Indians dominated Central America.

The Roman Empire lasted for more than a thousand years. But it eventually got too big to be controlled from Rome. German peoples took over much of the empire about 1,500 years ago.

Virgil was a great poet of ancient Rome. He is famous for his long poem called the Aeneid. Mercury was the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology. Sandro Boticelli was an Italian painter from Florence who lived in the 1400's and 1500's.