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Unit 6 Ch 10 Sec 1
Geography and Early Rome
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| peninsula | land that has water on three sides |
| Aeneas | hero of an epic poem who is said to have been an early founder of roman civilizatoin |
| Romulus | legendary figure who built Rome and named it after himself |
| Remus | twin brother of Romulus |
| Etruscans | people who lived in the northern part of the Italian peninsula |
| republic | a government in which people elect leaders to govern them |
| dictator | a ruler with almost absolute power |
| Cincinatus | famous Roman dictator from the early Roman Republic who's civic duty is often compared to George Washington |
| plebeian | common people of Roman society |
| patrician | noble person of Roman society |