City in a Minute ~ Rome

Who were twin sons of __, known as Ares to the Greeks.

Before Rome became a republic, it was occasionally ruled by __ kings.

During the days of the republic, Rome was governed by two

The beginning of the end of the republic was when the __ brothers were killed after proposing reforms benefitting the plebeians (common people).

Later, three powerful men formed the First Triumvirate: Marcus Crassus, Pompey, and...

Who met his end on __, with his adopted son Augustus Caesar becoming Rome's first emperor.

Augustus hired many writers to propagate his empire, among them Virgil, who wrote but never finished...

Ancient Rome's rough equivalent to Christmas was __, honoring the end of the harvest season.

Rome completely surrounds the smallest country in the world...

Which has a painting focusing on the events of the Book of Revelations, confusingly inserting the Greek daemon Charon, called...

Which was painted by...

Although he didn't, in fact, set Rome ablaze, __ was not unwilling to turn the ruins into a massive palace for himself.

A statue of him, rededicated to Sol, became the site of the __ (not named for its size, actually).

There, gladiatorial games, mock battles, executions, and animal hunts took place, the last of which sadly led to the extinction of the...

In 799, after being attacked by nobles, Pope Leo III sought aid from __, who would become the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Senate was located on the __, ancient Rome's record office.

Which was located on the Roman __, home of marketplaces, government offices, and triumphal processions.

After significant degradation of both classical and medieval monuments, __ issued a papal bull of civic improvement of the city.

Before Rome was the capital of the reunified Italy in 1871, the role was given to the city of...