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history terms
history terms for exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| consul | either of the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic. |
| 753 B.C. | Rome was discovered |
| Aeneas | Trojan hero; son of King Priam |
| debt bondage | became a servant |
| Gaul | warlike people from the north |
| Mars | god of war |
| Patricians | were members of Roman wealthy families |
| Plebeians | were the bulk of the population |
| republic | citizens elect leaders to run their government |
| tribunes | a person who defends the rights of people |
| twelve tablets | 12 bronze tablets where laws were engraved |
| veto | Latin word for: i forbid |
| Tiber | a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. |
| Remus | son of mars |
| Romulus | the founder of Rome its first king son of mars |
| omen | anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future |
| citizen assembly | vote on laws |
| Etruscan's | live north of Rome their kings ruled Rome for 66 years |
| Circus Maximus | ancient rome chariot racing stadium |
| Cloaca Maxima | sewage system that is still used today |
| forum | the market place of a Roman city |
| latium | a country in ancient italy |
| livy | roman historian |
| mare nostrum | Our Sea in Latin |