Ancient Rome 2
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- Republic
- A state where those who govern are elected by the people of the state.
- Assembly
- A government body representing all citizens of the Roman Republic who, along with the Senate, could make the laws.
- Senate
- The government body, that along with the Assembly, saw to the working of the Republic and the making of laws.
- Legionaries
- The soldiers of a legion.
- Tribune
- An official elected to protect the interests of the plebeians.
- Aqueducts
- Open sone troughs built on arched bridge-like bases that sloped gradually and carried water from the hills to the towns.
- Punic Wars
- The three wars fought between Rome and Carthage over a one-hundred-year period for control of Rome.
- Amphitheater
- an oval or round architectual structure with an area in the center surounded by tiered seating.
- Pompeii
- A town destroyed by a volcao eruption and later the site of important archaeological excavations.
- Cicero
- A Roman orator durng the time of Julius Caesar, he established the standard for Latin that still exists today.
- Virgil
- Roman poest who lived during the Augustan Age.
- Circus Maximus
- A long stadium that staged chariot races
- Pompey
- The Roman general who was defeated in his battle against Julius Caesar for power of Rome.
- Circus
- Provided by Augustus, one of the "free shows" that was open to the poor to provide entertainment and quell thoughts of rioting.
- Remus
- The legendary son of Mars adn twin brother of Romlus.
- Colossem
- An amphitheater built in Rome from 75 to 80 A.D., it could hold 45,000 spectators.
- Populares
- Those Romans who believed that a strong leader would end the troubles of Rome.
- Augustus Caesar
- The first emperor of Rome, he built a strong government, helped the poor, furthered the development of Latin literature, and oversaw the construction of many buildings in Rome.
- Princeps
- "First citizen"; the name tht Augustus Caesar wished to be called, to give the impression that he was not a solitary dictator.
- Constantinople
- From the year 330 A.D., the center of the eastern portion of the Roman Empire governed by Constantine.
- Tierius and Gaius Gracchus
- Brothers who campaingned to end corruption in the Roman government and to help the poor.
- Augustan Age
- The golden age of Latin literature seen during the rule of Augustus Caesar
- Romulus
- Said to be the son of Mars and the twin brother of Remus, the legendary founder and first king of Rome.
- Consul
- An official, one of two, selected from the Senate by the assembly to head the Roman Republic for one year.
- Etruria
- An area of Italy north of Rome and Latium, home to the Etruscans.
- Etruscan
- Citizen of Etruia; referring to the mos advanced civilization in Italy of its time, it took over Rome from the Latins.
- Forum
- Originally a marketplace and eventually a center for religious, social, and political activities in ancient Rome.
- Gladiator
- A man trained to entertain the Roman people by engaging in mortal combat.
- Hannibal
- A Carthaginian general who attacked Rome in the Punic Wars.
- Horace
- Famous Roman poet who lived during the Augustan Age.
- Julius Caesar
- The famous Roman general who become dictator for life; he was murdered at a meeting of the Senate in 44 B.C.
- Latins
- The people who resided in Latium; the first settlers of Rome.
- Latium
- A region of Italy east of the Tiber River
- Legion
- A unit in the Roman army consisting of four to six thousand men.
- Nero
- A wicked and selfish leader who cameto the throne forty years after the death of Augustus; he despised and killed many Christians.
- Octavian
- Julius Caesar's dopted son and heir, who became the first Roman emperor and took the name Augustus Caesar.
- Optimates
- Those Romans who wanted the Semate to remain the governing body of Rome; they believed that the government should be weak to ensure the power of the citizens.
- Pantheon
- A temple "for all gods" built by Augustus Caesar.
- Patrician
- Member of a wealthy, noble Roman family
- Plebeian
- Any citizen not a patrician; a commoner.