Rome Vocab
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13atrevino on February 14, 2010
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Rome Vocabulary, hansson history
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Etruscans | An ancient people living in Italy and Corsica |
| Latins | An ancient people living in the region of Latium, Italy, who believed that they descended from Latinus, the father-in-law of Aeneas |
| Latium | A region of ancient Italy, home to the original Latin people. |
| Republic | A form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by citizens who have the right to vote. |
| Patrician | In ancient Rome, a member of the privileged upper class. |
| Plebeian | In ancient Rome, one of the common farmers, artisans and merchants who made up most of the population. |
| Carthage | Phoenician city in modern-day Tunisia which grew to become a major power in the western Mediterranean. |
| Tribune | : In ancient Rome, an official elected by the plebeians to protect their rights. |
| Consul | In the Roman republic, one of the two powerful officials elected each year to command the army and direct the government. |
| Senate | In ancient Rome, the supreme governing body, originally made up only of aristocrats. |
| Dictator | In ancient Rome, a political leader given absolute power to make laws and command the army for a limited time. |
| Legion | A military unit of the ancient Roman army, made up of about 5,000 foot soldiers and a group of soldiers on horseback. |
| Punic Wars | A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage (264-146 B.C.); resulted in the destruction of Carthage and Rome's dominance over the western Mediterranean. |
| Hannibal | Carthaginian military commander who, in the Second Punic War, attempted a surprise attack on Rome, crossing the Alps with a large group of soldiers, horses, and elephants. |
| Civil war | A conflict between two political groups within the same country. |
| 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. |
| Triumvirate | In ancient Rome, a group of three leaders sharing control of the government. |
| Augustus | First emperor of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar's grand-nephew. |
| Pax Romana | A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180. |
| Pompeii | Roman city near Naples, Italy, which was buried during an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. |
| Good emperors of Rome | A time when Rome was ruled by five good emperors in a row- Nerva, Trajan, Hadria, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius |
| Bad emperors of Rome | Caligula, Nero, Domitian |
| Diaspora | The dispersal of the Jews from their homeland in Palestine - especially during the period of more than 1,800 years that followed the Roman's destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in A.D. 170. |
| Diocletian | Roman Emperor (284-305); the last systematic persecution of Christians took place towards the end of Diocletian's reign. |
| Constantine | Roman Emperor (4th century A.D.) who promoted tolerance to all religions in the Roman Empire and legalized Christianity. |
| Constantinople | Previously known as Byzantium, Constantine changed the name of the city and moved the capitol of the Roman Empire here from Rome. |
| Inflation | A decline in the value of money, accompanied by the rise in prices of goods and services. |
| Mercenary | A soldier who is paid to fight in a foreign army. |
| Attila | Leader of the Huns who put pressure on the Roman Empire's borders during the 5th century. |
| Greco-Roman culture | An ancient culture that developed from a blending of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures. |
| Virgil | Classical Roman poet, author of Aenied |
| Tacitus | Senator and historian of the Roman Empire, wrote the Annals and the Histories. |
| Aqueduct | A pipeline or channel built to carry water to populated areas. |
| Justinian | Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the territory previously ruler by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program , including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code |
| Justinian Code | The body of Roman law collected by order of the Byzantine emperor, Justinian around A.D. 534. |
| Hagia Sofia | The cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople built by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian |
| Patriarch | A principal bishop in the eastern branch of Christianity |
| Icon | A religious image used by eastern Christians |
| Excommunication | The taking away of a person's right of membership in a Christian church |
| Cyrillic alphabet | An alphabet for the writing of Slavic languages, devised in the ninth century A.D. by Saints Cyril and Methodius |
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