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Roman Vocab by BP
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plebian | The Roman lower class-farmers, traders, artisans. |
| Patrician | The Roman upper class-landlords, senators. |
| Livy | A famous Roman historian |
| Scipio | A young general who defeated Hannibal at Zama |
| Hannibal | A Carthaginian military genius who was finally defeated by a Scipio at Zama |
| Consul | The head of the Roman goverment |
| Zama | Where Hannibal was defeated by Scipio |
| Gladiator | Warriors who fought animals and each other for entertainment |
| Aqueduct | A waterway |
| Civil War | A war between two groups in the same country |
| Pax Romana | A 200-year time period where Rome was doing great in trade. Pax Romana means (in Latin) "Roman peace". |
| Gaul | Modern-day France |
| Julius Caesar | A patrician who was a Senate leader and a commander of the army. He was murdered coming to the senate in 44 B.C |
| Augustus | Julius Caesar's adopted son. A.K.A Octavion |
| Cleopatra | A young Egyptian ruler who helped Caesar during his civil war because he helped her |
| Colosseum | Where games and chariot races were held |
| Dictator | Someone with absolute power |
| Pompeii | A city that was buried under volcanic ash |
| Carthage | Rome's enemy |
| Sicily | A island near Italy which looks like it's being "kicked by the boot" |
| Italy | A boot shaped country |
| Forum | A court or tribunal |
| Senate | The supreme council of the state |
| Tribune | A person who upholds or defends the rights of the people |
| Punic Wars | The three wars between Carthage and Rome |
| Representative | A person or thing that represents another or others |
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