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Rome
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Romulus | Legend of creation of Rome. First king of Rome |
| Remus | Legend of creation of rome. Was killed by brother for making fun of wall. |
| Aeneus | Sailed the mediterranean sea after greeks captured Troy. Legend says he a married a Latin king's daughter and started Rome. |
| Etruscans | One of the groups that joined Rome's civilization |
| Etruria | Located north of Rome in where the etruscans lived. |
| Tarquins | The royal family |
| Republic | A form of government in which no one is king or queen but people get chosen to be leader. |
| Legions | Groups of soldiers going from 6,000 soldiers to 10,000 soldiers |
| Sicily | An island at the "toe of the boat from Italy |
| Apennines | Mountains that run all the way down the length of Italy from north to south |
| Latium | A plain where the Latins built the city of Rome |
| Patricians | Wealthy landowners who made up the ruling class |
| Plebeians | Majority of Rome people, shopkeepers and owners of small farms |
| Veto | To reject |
| Praetors | important roman official who interpreted laws |
| Dictator | Oppressive ruler with complete control |
| Latins | The local people that originally lived in Italy |
| Tiber River | Site chosen for the building of Rome. River flows from northern Italy to the mediterranean sea |
| Carthage | A country on the coast of North Africa, was a powerful enemy of Rome. They had a great navy |
| Cannae | Major battle of the second Punic War |
| Zama | an ancient town in africa where the battle of zama took place |
| Cincinnatus | The best known early Roman dictator, led an army of men to defeat a powerful enemy |
| Scipio | Leader of Roman forces that defeated the Carthaginians at the Battle of Zama |
| Hannibal | A great Carthaginian general who fought in the Second Punic War |
| The Twelve Tables | Rome’s first code of laws. The basis for all future code of laws. |
| Rubicon | a small river at the Southern boundary of Julius Caesar’s command area. He crossed this river when he marched into italy. |
| Julius Caesar | part of the first Triumvirate. A successful military man who took over Rome as a military dictator. |
| Latifundia | large farming estates |
| Triumvirate | a political alliance of three people. |
| Actium | The Battle of Actium was off the coast of greece where Octavian crushed the army and navy of Antony and Cleopatra |
| Octavian | Caesar's grand nephew, who inherited his fortune and two of his top generals. |
| Antony | One of Caesar’s top generals who fought with Octavian and then against him. |
| Cicero | a political leader, writer, and Rome’s greatest public speaker |
| Augustus | The title that Octavian took when he restored the Roman Republic and became the leader |
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