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roman vocab.
| 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 forefather |
| centurion | army officer |
| legion | largest division of roman army -5000 |
| pax roman | 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 mow france |
| hannibal | general from carthage |
| julius caesar | dictator for life 46 BC – 44 BC |
| octavian (e) | Led Roman Republic, Pax Romana |
| constantine | reunited empire, moved to Constantinople |
| hadrian | built walls to protect empire |
| virgil | writer, poet |
| remus/romulus | mythical founding twins of Rome |
| theodosius | declared Christianity official Roman religion |
| peter | founded the church in Rome |
| nero | fiddled while Rome burned |
| trajan | expanded empire to its greatest |
| diocletian | split empire into east and west |
| brutus | assassinated JC |
| mark antony | general,1st triumvirate,cleopatra |
| justinian | code of laws |