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chapter.10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| legendary rome hero , the romans traced their history back to him , he was a trojan hero who left troy after the trojan war eventually settling in italy | aeneas |
| legendary figures in rome history , they built a city that eventually became rome | romulus and remes |
| a potitical system in which people elect leaders to govern them | republic |
| a ruler who has almost absolute power | dictator |
| roman dictator , he was chosen by the romans to defend thier lands from attack. later he willingly gave up power and was considered an ideal leader by the romans | cincinnatus |
| the common people in ancient rome | plebeians |
| the nobility in roman society | patricians |
| officials | magistrates |
| two most powerful magistrates in rome | consuls |
| council of wealthy and powerful romans that advised the citys leaders | roman senate |
| prohibit | veto |
| romans language | latin |
| methods to balance power | checks and balances |
| rome's public meeting place | forum |
| main most important | primary |
| groups of 6000 soldiers | legions |
| series of wars against carthage , a city in north africa | punic wars |
| carthaginian general , he was one of the greatest generals of the ancient world . he invaded italy during the second punic war but was eventually defeated by scipiaot the battle of zama | hanniball |
| the reason something is done | purpose |
| roman consul hewas a popular general who encouraged unemployed poor to join the roman army | gaius marious |
| roman consul he battled gaius marius in a civil war | lucius cornelius sulla |
| former roman gladiator , he led a slave revolt against rome | spartacus |