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SS Unit 3 Chapter 8
Section 3 - vocab
Question | Answer |
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Rubicon | a small river at the southern boundary of Caesar's command area: "crossing the Rubicon" |
Actium | cape on the western coast of Greece |
Julis Caesar | member of the First Triumvirate who declared himself dictator of Rome for life in 44 B.C.; made many changes \ reforms in Rome |
Octavian | Caesar's grandnephew; member of the Second Trimvirate; laid the foundation for a new system of government in Rome - the Roman Empire |
Antony | member of the Senond Trimirate; formed an alliance with the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; defeated by Octavian at the Battle of Actium |
Cicero | political leader, writer, and public speaker; argued against dictators and favored representative government with limited powers |
Augustus | name assumed by Octavian once he became Emperor of Rome; means "the revered or majestic one" |
latifundia | large farming estates in ancient rome |
triumvirate | in ancient Rome, a three-person ruling group |