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Roman Vocab MmW
Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plebeian | Common Citizen |
| Patrician | Member of noble family |
| Consuls | 2 men who led government |
| Aqueduct | Stone structure that carried water to city |
| Forum | City center, often open |
| Republic | People elect leaders |
| Circus | A racetrack |
| Etruscans | Roman forefathers |
| Centurion | Army officer |
| Legion | Largest division of Roman army |
| Pax Romana | Roman peace |
| Toga | Flowing garment worn by Roman men |
| Tribune | Government representative of the plebeians |
| Province | A conquered territory of Rome |
| Gaul | Area that is now France |
| Hannibal | General from Carthage |
| Julius Caesar | Dictator for life 46 BC - 44 BC |
| Octvian (E) | Led Roman Republic, Pax Romana |
| Constantine I | (E) reunited empire, moved to Constantinople |
| Hadrian (E) | Built walls protect empire |
| Virgil | Writer,poet |
| Remus/Romulus | Mythical founding twins of Rome |
| Theodosius (E) | Declared Christianity offical Roman religion |
| Peter | Founded the church in Rome |
| Nero (E) | Fiddled while Rome burned |
| Trajan (E) | Expanded empire to its greatest |
| Diocletian (E) | Split empire to East and West |
| Brutus | Assassinated JC |
| Mark Antony | General, 1st triumvirte, Cleoptra |
| Justinian (E) | Code of laws |