Romans
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FarazThePrepKid on April 2, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Apennines | Mountains that run up and down the boot |
| Latium | Home to Latin speakers who would later build Rome. |
| Romulus | Twin brother of Remus, who were raised by a wolf. Romulus kills Remus in fury and names Rome after himself. |
| Remus | Twin brother of Romulus, who were raised by a wolf. Killed by Romulus. |
| Virgil | Wrote the Aeneid |
| Aeneid | Story of Aeneas. He sails the Mediterranean after the capture of Troy. Unites with some of the Latins. |
| Etruscans | Joined the Romans. Lived in Etruria to the North. Took control of Rome and Latium. Skilled metalworkers |
| Tarquins | Powerful family in Rome. Eventually overthrown |
| Republic | The ruler is elected by citizens. |
| Patricians | Wealthy landowners |
| Plebeians | Lower class. Includes artisans and farmers. |
| Consuls | Top government officials. 2 elected every year. |
| Veto | To reject the other consuls decision. I forbid in Latin. |
| Praetors | Judges and law interpreters. |
| Council of the Plebs | Formed by the Plebeians after revolting. |
| Dictator | Temporary ruler in a disaster |
| Cincinnatus | Loyal farmer who ruled when Rome was surrounded by enemies. Returned to his farm after 2 weeks. |
| Latifundia | Large farming estates |
| Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus | Worked for government reform. Thought that many of Rome's problems were caused by loss of small farms and asked the Senate to take back public land. |
| Marius | Military leader who becomes a consul. Recruits soldiers and gives them money and land. |
| Sulla | Rival of Marius who makes his own army and makes himself dictator. Weakens the Concil of the Plebs and strengthened the Senate |
| Crassus | Richest man in Rome |
| Pompey | Military man. |
| Julius Caesar | Military man. |
| Triumvirate | Political alliance of 3 people. |
| Pax Romana | "Roman Peace". Long era of peace. |
| Praetorian Guard | 9000 men in charge of protecting the emperor |
| Proconsul | Governor for each province |
| Augustus | AKA Octavian, JC's grandnephew |
| Tiberius | Ruled after Augustus |
| Caligula, Claudius, Nero | Next 3 rulers after Tiberius |
| Caligula | Had a mental illness which caused him to murder, steal, and put his favorite horse as the consul. |
| Nero | Had his mother and 2 wives killed. Fiddled while rome burned. |
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