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world history

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Cannae   Hannibal defeated the Romans 216.bc  
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cicero   Roman philosopher politician lawyer consal constalationlist  
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Ostia   each of a number of pores in the wall of a sponge, through which water is drawn in.  
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Augustus octavian   title of office given to rulers of the Roman Republic after octavian  
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Carthage   an ancient city state in north africa founded by the phoenicians in the middle of the 9th century bc  
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Veto   rejection of other decision  
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River-   a stream of water that is flowing  
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Consul   one of the two government in ancient rome  
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Checks and balances   counterbalance influence by which an organization or system regulation  
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Remus   legend of creation of rome was killed by his brother for making fun of his wall  
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Romana   the term of peace imposed by ancient rome on its dominion  
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Etruria   located north of rome where the etruscans lived  
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Latifundia   A great estate in ancient rome based on farming  
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Sicily   an island at the ‘’ toe of the boat of Italy  
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Antony   roman politician  
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Caligula   a member of the house of ruler conventionally known as the julio-claudian dynasty  
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Latins   the language of ancient rome  
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Scipio   roman general who defeated hannibal  
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Pax   ong area of peace and safety in the roman empire  
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Aqueducts   human built channels to carry water  
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Tiber River   a river in central italy flowing through Rome into the mediterranean.  
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Julius Caesar   Former Roman  
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Rubicon   An act of winning a game  
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Hadrian   He was a Roman Emperor from 117 to 138 known for building Hadrian’s wall  
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Currency   System of money  
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Danube   A river in central and SE Europe.  
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Rhine River   One of the principal river of Europe rising in eastern Switzerland.  
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Actium   The battle of action was the decisive confrontation of the Final war of the roman republic.  
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Tarquin's   The ruling family was called this  
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Apennines   Mountains that run all the way down the length of Italy from north to south  
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Dictator   Oppressive ruler with complete control  
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Latium   A plain where the Latins built the city of Rome.  
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Aeneas   Sailed the Mediterranean Sea after the greeks captured Tray. Legend says he married a latin kings daughter and started Roma  
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Cincinnatus   A roman aristocrat  
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Etruscans   One of the two groups that joined Rome’s Civilization.  
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Praetor   Important official who interpreted laws.  
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Patricians   Wealthy landowners who made up the ruling class.  
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Triumvirate:   In ancient Rome, a three- person rolling group.  
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Hannibal   Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps and invaded Italy  
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Romulus   Legend of the creation of Rome's.First king of Rome who killed his brot  
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Carthage   A country on the coast of North Africa, was a powerful enemy of Rome. They had a great navy  
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Cannae   At this city a battle took place during the Second Punic War. Hannibal defeated the Romans  
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Zama   A north African area where the Battle of Zama took place. Roman General Scipio defeated the Carthaginians  
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Cincinnatus   The best known early Roman dictator, led an army of men to defeat a powerful enemy  
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The Twelve Tables    
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