Rome Section 3
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elargentino10 on March 31, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Latifundia | Large farming estates that wealthy Romans were buying up land to create. |
| Thriumvirate | A political alliance of three people. These people are wealthy and powerful Romans. |
| Rubicon | A small river at the southern bboundary of Julius Caesar's command area. |
| Octavian | Casear's grand nephew who inherited Casear's wealth. |
| The Battle of Actiun | In 31 B.C this battle was located off the west coast of Greece, in which Octavian crushed the army and navy of Antony and Cleopatra. |
| Cicero | A political leader and write, who was Rome's greatest public speaker. He argued against dictators. He wanted a government with limited power. |
| Augustus | Octavian's other title, which means "the revered" or the "majestic one." |
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