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AMS Roman Vocabulary

Chapter 10

QuestionAnswer
checks and balances a system of restrictions that equally distribute power in the government
consuls the two most powerful of the elected officials in the Roman government.
a group of up to 6000 soldiers legions
Roman consul that encouraged the unemplyed and poor to join the Roman army as a career Gaius Marius
the legendary Roman/Trojan hero that the Romans trace their ancestry back to. Aeneas
a ruler who has almost absolute power dictator
a council of wealthy and powerful citizens that advised the Roman consuls (Most powerful in the Roman government Senate
to reject or prohibit an action veto
a political system in which the wealthy and powerful are elected to govern the citizens republic
a series of wars between Carthage and Rome Punic Wars
a Carthaginian war general who had a known hate for Rome Hannibal
The greatest Roman military leader in history. He conquered Gaul, made himself dictator for life and was murdered by the Senate Julius Caesar
Languages that developed from Latin Romance Languages
the figure that Christianity is based around Jesus of Nazareth
Leader of the Huns who invaded Constantinople, Gaul and Italy Attila
The decay of people's values Corruption
In Judiasm, a new leader that would appear among the Jews and restore greatness Messiah
In Christianity, Jesus' rise from the dead Resurrection
A public speaker who gave speeches about giving government control back to the senate Cicero
The wife of Justinian who was smart and powerful. Theodora
A Roman Emperor who divided Rome into East/West halves Diocletian
The society that developed in the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the western empire Byzantine
An important Christian figure that helped spread Christianity Constantine
Justinian the emperor of the eastern Roman empire who established the Byzantine empire
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