click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Roman Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Romulus | Legend of the creation of Rome. First king 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 King's daughter and started Rome. |
Etruscans | One of the two groups that joined Rome's civilization |
Etruria | Located north of Rome |
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 | An 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 of class |
Plebeians | Majority of Rome people, shoe keepers and owners of small farms |
Veto | Rejection of other decisions |
Praetors | Important roman officials who interpreted laws |
Dictator | Oppressive with complete control |
Latins | The local people that originally lived in Italy |
Tiber River | Site chosen for the building of Rome. River flows from northern Italy to the Mediterranean Sea |
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 |
Zamma | 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 the defeated the Carthaginians at the battle of Zama |
Hannibal | A great Carthaginians general who fought in the Second Pubic War |
The Twelve 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 the 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 leader |
Augustus | The title that Octavian took when he restored the Roman Republic and became the leader |