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GeorgeSVHS- Rome
Roman Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Republic | Government where the citizens have power |
| Patricians | Aristocratic landowners |
| Plebians | common farmers |
| tribunes | elected representatives |
| consuls | officials that commanded the army and directed the government |
| senate | the aristocratic branch of Rome's government |
| dictator | a leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army |
| legion | a Roman military unit |
| Hannibal | a General from Carthage |
| Scipio | Roman general that attacked Carthage |
| civil war | a conflict between groups within the same country |
| Julius Caesar | Most famous roman leader |
| triumvirate | group of 3 rulers |
| absolute ruler | one who has total power |
| Pax Romana | Roman Peace |
| Gladiators | Professional Fighters |
| Jesus | A Jewish Capenter, Son of God, Messiah |
| Apostles | Jesus' followers |
| Peter | One of Jesus' first followers |
| Paul | Apostle had an enormous impact on Christianity |
| Diaspora | When the Jews were kicked out of their homeland |
| Bishop | a leader of a small group of Christians |
| Constantine | Roman leader that splite the empire |
| heresy | religious beliefs that contradict what the church teaches. |