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Roman Republic
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aeneas | A Trojan hero, the son of the prince Anchises and the goddess Venus (Aphrodite). |
| Fourm | A roman public meeting place |
| Magistrates | An elected in Rome |
| republic | A political system in which people elect leaders to govern them |
| Cincinatnnatus | ARoman aristocrat and statesman whose service as consul in 460 BC |
| Hannibal | General who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War |
| patricians | The nobility in Roman society |
| Romulus | The founder of Rome, in 753 b.c., and its first king: a son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, he and his twin brother |