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Roman Emperors and Monuments Matching

There were over 140 different emperors during the 500-year long Roman Empire. Many of them were responsible for having some of the most famous roman monuments built. Match up the description below with the emperor or monument in the Word Bank.

Use your “Roman Emperors and Monuments” reading to match the names of the emperors and/or monuments.

Aqueducts Augustus Caligula Circus Maximus Coliseum Constantine Diocletian Hadrian Hadrian’s Wall Nero Pantheon Trajan

Trajan’s Column Valens

1. ______Ruled for four years; quite possibly an insane Emperor

2. ______The Emperor remembered for beginning the downfall of Rome

3. ______Defensive barrier designed to say “Stop! This is the border of the Roman Empire!”

4. ______Emperor who made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire

5. ______Temple to the gods; known for its oculus in the roof

6. ______The Romans built these to bring water from the mountains to their city

7. ______A Victory Column; now with a statue of St. Peter on the top

8. ______An Emperor who fiddled while Rome burned; Started well, but then became cruel

9. ______A race track designed for Chariot Racing; Could seat over 300,000 people

10. ______The Emperor who split the Roman Empire into two pieces

11. ______The first Roman Emperor; originally named Octavian

12. ______Emperor who came from Spain; known as a near-perfect Emperor

13. ______A stadium opened in 80CE; nicknamed the “Arena of Death”

14. ______Emperor who was also an architect; created the first new Code of Laws in Rome