BMMS Rome Ch. 13
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| Romulus | a legendary hero said to have founded Rome | ||||
| legend | a popular story from early times that cannot be proved | ||||
| Aeneas | a hero of the Trojan War, who settled in Italy | ||||
| Remus | twin brother of Romulus | ||||
| republic | a government in which people elect their leaders | ||||
| peninsula | a body of land surrounded by water on three sides | ||||
| patrician | class of people made up of wealthy landowners and government officials | ||||
| plebeian | class of mostly common farmers | ||||
| consul | one pair of elected officials who headed ancient Rome's executive branch and commanded the army | ||||
| Cincinnatus | a dictator chosen by the consuls to defend Rome from attack in 458B.C. He gave his power up after one day. | ||||
| tripartite government | a type of government that has three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial | ||||
| veto | to overrule | ||||
| Punic Wars | a series of three long wars Rome fought against Carthage | ||||
| civil war | an armed conflict between groups within the same country | ||||
| Julius Caesar | a Roman general who was appointed dictator for life in 44B.C. and then was assassinated | ||||
| Augustus(Octavian) | the first emperor of the Roman Empire in 27 B.C. | ||||
| Pax Romana | a period of Roman peace and stability that lasted 200 years | ||||
| SPQR | the call letters of the Roman Republic, it is Latin for the Senate and People of Rome | ||||
| aqueduct | a channel or pipe that carries water from a spring, stream, or lake into towns | ||||
| Colosseum | a large arena in Rome where gladiators fought | ||||
| gladiator | a trained warrior who engaged in combat to the death to entertain the public | ||||
| Hannibal | a general and leader of Carthage during the Punic Wars | ||||
| Scipio | a Roman general during the Punic Wars, he defeated Hannibal | ||||
| Twelve Tables | a written constitution passed by the patricians in 450B.C. , it established basic rights and duties for Roman citizens | ||||
| civic duty | duties that are people are expected to perform to serve their nation,. Americans show civic duty by paying taxes, voting, and taking part in jury duty | ||||
| Etruscans | a tribe from Northern Italy who ruled as kings over the Romans for 66 years | ||||
| assassinate | to murder for political reasons | ||||
| Gaul | modern day France | ||||
| Carthage | city-sate in N. Africa which Rome fought in the Punic Wars | ||||
| Latins | people who lived on the Latium plain | ||||
| Circus Maximus | a large oval stadium used for chariot racing | ||||
| dictator | a person invested with supreme authority during a crisis, the regular magistracy being subordinated to him until the crisis was met. | ||||
| mosaic | a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc. | ||||
| Cicero | a Roman consul who was a great speaker |
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on 2008-02-06