Famous Men of Rome Ch 1-13 - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. The Etruscan king who fought with Tarquin against Rome
   Lars Porsena
2. This country developed the alphabet
   Phoenicia
3. He held off the Etruscans at the bridge
   Horatius
4. Official responsible for collecting taxes and construction of roads and buildings
   censor
5. "The greatest of his countrymen in the works of peace."
   Appius Claudius
6. Date of founding of Rome
   753 B.C.
7. The port city of Rome
   Ostia
8. Cato (saying)
   "And my opinion is that Carthage must be destroyed."
9. He crossed the Alps with his army and elephants
   Hannibal
10. 3 plains on the west coast of Italy
    Etruruia, Latium, Campania
11. The highest political office in the Republic
    consul
12. A male seer or prophet
    augur
13. He left his plow to save Rome
    Cincinnatus
14. The 2 sets of brothers who fought to decide if Alba or Rome should rule
    Horatii, Curiatii
15. The great general of Carthage who almost defeated Rome
    Hannibal
16. A policy of avoiding direct confrontation
    Fabian policy
17. Date of the sack of Rome
    390 B.C.
18. The 3 periods of Roman history
    Monarchy, republic, empire
19. The elected representatives of the plebeians
    tribunes
20. The name of the wars with Carthage
    Punic Wars
21. The hill on which Romulus began his city
    Palatine
22. George Washington was compared to this Roman hero
    Cincinnatus
23. 2 main occupations of men in early Rome
    farming, soldiering
24. Numa established this as the basis of the Roman economy
    farming
25. The Roman hero whose mother saved Rome from her son
    Coriolanus
26. The nobles who defended the plebeians and founded a new city
    Fabii
27. A victory that costs too much
    pyrrhic victory
28. The "Queen of Roads"
    Appian Way
29. How did Cato end every speech he ever gave in the Senate? Why was he so insistent
    Cato always ended his speech with, "and my option is that Carthage must be destroyed." Cato discovered that the city had become rich and prosperous and therefore a challenge to Rome
30. the four pillars of Roman culture
    family, faith, farming fighting
31. legislative body of all the Roman tribes
    Assembly of Tribes
32. The general who defeated the Teutones, Ambrones and Cimbri
    Marius
33. The holy books bought by Tarquin Superbus
    Sibylline Books
34. He led the revolution to overthrow the monarchy.
    Junius Brutus
35. Dates of the Punic Wars
    264-146 B.C.
36. The plebeian general who was consul of Rome seven times
    Marius
37. This ancient city was the Roman Republic's greatest rival
    Carthage
38. The story about the Romans' first wives
    the Sabine women
39. The birds on the Capitol helped save Rome from the Gauls.
    geese
40. He killed a giant Gaul and ordered his own son executed for disobedience
    Manlius Torquatus
41. He burnt his hand to show Roman Courage
    Caius Mucius
42. The large racetrack built by Tarquin
    Circus Maximus
43. The first consul of Rome, who watched his 2 sons executed for treason
    Junius Brutus
44. The second king of Rome
    Numa Pompilius
45. Shakespeare's play about a Roman hero who hated the plebeians
    Coriolanus
46. Rome is the city of 7...
    hills
47. The Roman general who avoided battle
    Quintus Fabius
48. Cornelia's jewels
    the Gracchi
49. Date of the founding of the Republic
    510 B.C.
50. The noble people of Rome
    patricians
51. "Punic" refers to this country
    Phoenicia
52. A hero who lost an army but sacrificed his life for Rome and his honor
    Regulus
53. Hannibal's last battle
    Zama
54. Where public meetings were held
    Forum
55. When the roman Republic was degenerating, he restored it by strict discipline
    Cato
56. A Greek general who fought for Tarentum and used elephants
    Pyrrhus
57. He was called the Second Romulus and the Father of his Country
    M. Furius Camillus
58. They were raised by a she-wolf
    Romulus and Remus
59. The champions of the poor who were accused of wanting to be kings
    the Gracchi
60. a female prophetess
    sibyl
61. Rome is on this river
    Tiber
62. The council of old men who helped to rule Rome
    Senate
63. This structure carried water to Roman cities
    aqueduct
64. The Roman hero who defeated Hannibal
    Scipio Africanus
65. Symbol of king's authority
    fasces
66. The common people of Rome
    plebeians
67. Greek city that insulted the Romans and laughed at their togas and speech
    Tarentum
68. Thekigs who came from Etruria
    Tarquin, Servius Tullius, Tarquin Superbus
69. The darkest day in the history of the Roman Republic
    390 B.C.