soc. chp6 sec 1,2,3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 italian peninsula | The center peninsula in the Mediterranean sea |
| the etruscans | provided kings to rule over rome |
| patricians | could hold office |
| plebeians | could not hold office |
| the roman republic | legislative (senate) executive (consuls) |
| code of laws | twelve tables |
| roman army | legions |
| punic wars | rome v carthagr |
| 1st punic war | rome concord most of sicily |
| 2nd punic war | hannibal became general |
| 3rd punic war | rome burns carthage |
| latifundia | wealthy romans from small farmers |
| julius caesar | Roman general and dictator. He was murdered by a group of senators and his former friend Brutus who hoped to restore the normal running of the republic. |
| end of republic | octavian grandnephew of caesar |
| augustus caeser | romes first emperor |
| pax romana | A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180. |
| the good emperors | nerva,trajan,hadrian,antoninus,marcus |
| roman law | The principle that a person is innocent until proven guilty was a Roman contribution in the area of law |
| roman life | poor were offered free breadand entertainment |
| new building material | concrete |
| construction of vast roads | over 50,000 miles |
| aqueducts | artificial channels for carrying water |
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