Flashcards: roman government
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| archaeologist |  a scientist who studies past cultures by analyzing their remains |
| empire | a number of nations or people united under one central power |
| Pompeii | an ancient roman town on the bay of Naples destroyed by the eruption of MT.Vesuvius in A.D. 79 |
| mosaic | a decorative design or picture created from small pieces of tile, stone, or glass |
| Romulus and Remus | lengendary twin brothers who founded Rome |
| republic | a form of government in which citizens entitled to vote elect officials to represent them and share power |
| forum | ancient Rome's center of government and commerce |
| Julius Caesar | a popular Roman general who declared himself dictator for life; assassinated by members of the Roman senate |
| Augustus | Caesar's adopted son who became emperor and began Pax Romana, a period of relative peace which lasted almost 200 years |
| aqueduct | a complex system of channels built to carry water from one place to another |
| oculus | an opening at the top of the dome |
| Latin | the official language of the Roman Empire |
| patrician | a member of the wealthy social class in ancient Rome |
| plebeian | a commoner in ancient Rome |
| stylus | a writing instrument used for inscribing wax tablets |
| abacus | a mathimatical calculator invented by the Chinese and use in Ancient Rome |
| toga | a robe worn by Romans that denoted citizenship |
| gladiator | a professional athlete, often a slave or prisoner of war, who fought to entertain Ancient Romans |
| barbarians | nomadic peoples from the north who conquered the western half of the Roman Empire in A.D. 476 |
| Greco-Roman | a term describing a closely connected cultures of ancient Greece and Rome |
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