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ancient greece vocab
Question | Answer |
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Romulus | Legend of the creation of Rome. First king of Rome who killed his brother |
Remus | Legend of the creation of Rome. Was killed by his brother for making fun of his wall |
Aeneas | Sailed the Mediterranean Sea after the Greeks captured Troy. Legend says he married a Latin Kings daughter and started Rome |
Etruscans | One of the two groups that joined Rome's civilization |
Etruria | Located north of Rome where the Etruscans lived |
Tarquins | The ruling family was called this |
Republic | A form of government in which the leader is not a king or queen but someone put in office by citizens with the right to vote |
Legions | Reorganized into smaller groups called this. A group of approximately 6,000 to 10,000 |
Sicily | A island at the “ toe of the boot” of Italy |
Apennines | Mountains that run all the way down the length of Italy from north to south |
Latium | A plain where the Latins built the city of Rome |
Patricians | Wealthy landowners who made up the ruling class |
Plebeians | Majority of Rome people, shopkeepers and owners of small farms |
Veto | Rejection of other decisions |
Praetors | Important roman official who interpreted laws |
Dictator | Oppressive ruler with complete control |
Carthage | A country on the coast of North Africa, was a powerful enemy of Rome. They had a great navy |
Cannae | At this city a battle took place during the Second Punic War. Hannibal defeated the Romans |
Zama | A north African area where the Battle of Zama took place. Roman General Scipio defeated the Carthaginians |
Cincinnatus | The best known early Roman dictator, led an army of men to defeat a powerful enemy |
Scipio | Leader of Roman forces that defeated the Carthaginians at the Battle of Zama |
Hannibal | The Twelve A great Carthaginian general who fought in the Second Punic War |
Tables | Rome’s first code of laws. The basis for all future code of laws. |
Rubicon | a small river at the Southern boundary of Julius Caesar’s command area. He crossed this river when he marched into italy. |
Julius Caesar- | part of the first Triumvirate. A successful military man who took over Rome as a military dictator. |
Latifundia | large farming estates |
Triumvirate | a political alliance of three people |
Actium- | The Battle of Actium was off the coast of greece where Octavian crushed the army and navy of Antony and Cleopatra |
Octavian- | Caesar's grand nephew, who inherited his fortune and two of his top generals. |
Antony | One of Caesar’s top generals who fought with Octavian and then against him. |
Cicero- | a political leader, writer, and Rome’s greatest public speaker |
Augustus | The title that Octavian took when he restored the Roman Republic and became the leader |