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FM - Romulus

Famous Men of Rome

TermDefinition
Aeneas Trojan leader who becomes an early king of the Latins; a hero of Homer's Aeneid
Campus Martius "the field of Mars" where Roman soldiers trained
Faustulus herdsman who named and raised Romulus and Remus
Palatine Hill the site of Rome's founding
Romulus and Remus twin brothers; founders of Rome
Sabines tribe of people from whom the Romans took their wives
Sylvia mother of Romulus and Remus
Tarpeia Vestal Virgin who betrayed Rome
Tiber River the river that flows through Rome
Vestal Virgins women who vowed to serve Vesta and to never marry
adjacent (adjective) not distant; nearby
descendant (noun) one originating or coming from an ancestral stock or source
feeble (adjective) markedly lacking in strength
quarrel (noun) a usually verbal conflict between antagonists
scornful (adjective) full of open dislike and disrepect or mockery, often mixed with derision
perish (transitive verb) to cause to die; to destroy
refuge (noun) shelter or protection from danger or distress
Senate (noun) the supreme council of the ancient Roman republic and empire
patrician (noun) a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
plebeian (noun) a member of the common people of ancient Rome
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