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Ancient Rome 77
Term | Definition |
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Latins | The ancestors of the Romans Migrated into Italy, settled along the Tiber River in small villages scattered over seven low lying hills (800 BC) Herded & farmed Their villages grew into Rome |
Romulus & Remus | By legend, two twin brothers that founded Rome Romans regarded the tale highly because they were said to be sons of a Latin woman and the war god, Mars. This lends the Romans a divine origin. Cultural Developments, Religion & Values |
Etruscans | a culture in central Italy, most powerful group, influenced by Greeks |
Republic | Government that Romans had where citizens elect some of the officials |
Senate | |
Patricians | |
Consuls | |
Dictator | |
Plebeians | |
Tribunes | |
Veto | |
Family (power structures) | |
Roman Religion (describe) | |
Legion | |
Carthage | |
"Punicus" | |
1st Punic War | |
2nd Punic War | |
3rd Punic War | |
Imperialism | |
"Mare Nostrum" | |
Latifundia | |
Tiberius | |
Gaus Gracchus | |
Civil War | |
Julius Ceasar | |
Pompey | |
"Veni Vidi Vici" | |
Roman Calendar | |
Augustus | |
Census | |
Caligula | |
Nero | |
Hadrian | |
Marcus Aurelius | |
"Pax Romana" | |
Circus Maximus | |
Gladiators | |
Virgil | |
Horace | |
Satirize | |
Livy | |
Tacitus | |
Mosaic | |
Engineering | |
Aqueducts | |
Ptolemy |