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roman vocab tsp1
terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| plebeian | common citizen |
| patrician | member of noble family |
| consuls | 2 men who led the 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 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 Casear | Dictator for like 46BC-44BC |
| Constantine 1 | (E) reunited empire, moved to Constantinople |
| Hadrian | built walls to protect the empire |
| Virgil | writer, poet |
| Remus/Romulus | Mythical founding twins of Rome |
| Theodosius | declared Christianity official religion of Rome |
| Peter | Found 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. |