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Roman Empire!
(Mooresville) Rome: From Republic to Empire
Question | Answer |
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founded Rome | Latins |
conquered Rome | Etruscans |
was a group of nobles who advised the Roman Ruler | Senate |
is a government in which people elect the head of the government | Republic |
Upperclass | Patricians |
Lowerclass | Plebeians |
Latins Founded Rome on what river? | Tiber |
was a ruler of the roman republic (was a senate) | Consuls |
Number of hills | 7 |
last Roman King | Tarquin |
I Forbid | Veto |
was the 1st written Roman laws | Laws of the Twelve Tables |
was the Roman market place | Forum |
were officials elected by the lower class | Tribunes |
was the basic unit of Roman Army | Legion |
After killing his brother, Roman legend says he founded the city of Rome. | Carthage |
"Carthago Delendo Est."-- | Carthage Must Be Destroyed |
First type of government in Ancient Rome | Monarchy |
Type of government where the leader is elected and only certain individuals can vote. | March 15, 44 B.C. |
Ruled the Empire at its greatest height; conquered Dacia | Patricians |
Less wealthy group in Ancient Rome who originally did have the the right to vote or serve in the government but were required to serve in the army. | Hadrian |
Group of 300 Patricians in the Roman Republic who made laws and served for life. | Marcus Aurelius |
= Imposed a Despotism- is a dictionary; it failed | Diocletian |
Chosen by the Senate to rule the Roman Republic for 6 months with unlimited power. | Constantine |
A. Laws of the 12 tables B. Justinians Code | Law |
To overturn | Veto |
First written laws in Ancient Rome | Twelve Tables |
Downtown district in Ancient Rome | Forum |
Guidebook for how a government should be run | Constitution |
System where powers of the branches in a government balance each other. | Checks and Balances |
3 men who tried to share equal power in the Roman Republic | Triumvirates |
Leader who emerged from the first triumvirate | Caesar |
Leader in the Roman Republic who was stabbed to death by the Senate because they were afraid he was taking too much power. | Julius Caesar |
Leader who emerged from the second triumvirate | Octavian |
Leader in the second triumvirate who fell in love with Cleopatra...they later both committed suicide | Marc Antony |
Name given to Octavian by the Senate | Augustus |
200 years of relative peace in the Roman Empire. | Pax Romana |
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius, Marcus Aurelius are examples of these | Five Good Emperors |
Official Language of the Roman Empire | Latin |
Bad emperor who was said to be mentally ill and tried to get his horse named Consul | Caligula |
Bad emperor who built a lavish palace complex in the place where much of the city burned down. He blamed this fire on the Christians and would begin to persecute them. | Nero |
fuck | in the ass |