Part of Rome's founding lore is that it was built on seven what?

Described in Pliny the Younger's eyewitness account, what natural disaster is believed to have occurred on August 24, 79 CE?

Lasting over a century, the Punic Wars saw Rome battling which Phoenician city located in modern-day Tunisia?

Still seen on ancient ruins around Rome, the symbol 'SPQR' represents a Latin phrase which translates to "The what and the People of Rome"?

Before it became a Republic, Rome was governed by Kings, the last of whom was nicknamed Tarquin the what?

It now refers to any autocratic leader with complete power. In Ancient Rome, it referred to a chief magistrate appointed in emergencies and given absolute authority.

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In Ancient Rome, this term referred to a marketplace or public square. Now you can see (and post in) them everywhere on the internet.

(5 letters)

You might describe your own small victories using this word but for the Romans, it was a military parade usually paired with sacrificial offerings and a public feast to celebrate their success.

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It’s now expanded its meaning, but in Ancient Rome it was a form of military discipline in which every tenth person in a group was executed by members of their cohort.

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You might use this word when passing the point of no return. The point? It’s a river that Caesar crossed.

(7 letters)