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History Chapter 5

10th grade

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Dictator Leader with absolute power to make laws and command armies
Legion Military units made up of 5000 heavily armored men and a calvary. Divided into smaller groups of 80 men called a century.
Punic Wars 1) Fought for control of Sicily and Western Mediterranean. Rome wins and gains Sicily 2) Hannibal led a surprise attack at Rome which mostly worked. Rome gathered it's allies and beat them. 3) City was set on fire and it's 50000 inhabitants were slave
Hannibal 29-year-old Carthaginian general who led the Punic Wars
Republic A form of government where citizens have the power to vote.
Patrician Upper class of Rome Ex: Landowners
Plebian Lower class of Rome Ex: Farmers
Julius Caesar Ruled with absolute power. Genius at military strategy. Granted Roman citizenship to many people in provinces. Expanded Senate. Senate eventually stabbed him to death because he had gained too much power.
Consul Leader who commanded armies and directed government. Served for 1 yr and could not be re-elected. Could be vetoed.
Senate -Aristocratic -Exercised great influence over foreign and domestic property
Triumvirate A group of three rulers
Augustus Previously known as Octavian
Pax Romana The period of peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire
Constantine Roman emperor who had a vision of Christ while at battle and made it legal to be a Christian in Rome
Diaspora Jews being spread across the lands to prevent rebellion
Colesium Large advanced dome-like buildings used to watch gladiators fights, plays, and chariot races.
First Triumvirate Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
Second Triumvirate Augustus/Octavian, Lepidus, and Antony
Diocletion Roman emperor. Separated and enlarged the Empire's civil and military services.
Germanic Invasions The Germanics invaded the Roman Empire because they were being pushed out of their own land by the Huns.
Greco-Roman Culture Greek and Roman culture that still exists in Western culture so as building structures and types of government.
Roman Architecture Domes, arches, concrete
Pompeii Town located near a mountain that some suspected was a volcano. Those who did not evacuate earlier were petrified.
Virgil Wrote many works praising Rome
Roman Law Included the 12 Tables and Justinian Code
Patriarch The leading bishop
Excommunication Shunning a religion
Byzantine Empire Eastern Roman Empire's new capital
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