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roman empire
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Term | Definition |
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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 |