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Reid Early Rome Peop
Reid Early Rome Key People
Question | Answer |
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Romulus and Remus | twin brothers who founded Rome in traditional stories |
Latins | lived in an area of Rome as early as 1000 B.C. |
Tarquins | ruling family of the Etruscans-very cruel; Romans rebelled and overthrew them in 509 B.C. |
Cincinatus | an early Roman dictator who did not abuse his power |
Hannibal | leader of the Carthaginian army during second Punic War |
Julius Caesar | Part of the first Triumverate; military leader who declared himself dictator of Rome; killed by Senators on steps of Senate |
Octavian | Caesar's grandnephew; part of the second Triumverate; became sole leader of Rome during Pax Romana |
Cicero | political leader and one of Rome's greatest public speakers |
Augustus | Title take by Octavian; means "the majestic one" |
Etruscans | skilled metalworkers who moved into Italy after 650 B.C; very wealthy; changed Rome from a village to a city |