Ancient Rome
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mrshoward118 on February 9, 2009
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People and vocabulary associated with Ancient Rome
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Romulus and Remus |  The legendary founders of Rome. |
| Republic | When the people elect leaders to govern them. |
| Cincinnatus | One of Rome's famous dictators who was a farmer, gained power and resigned. |
| Plebeians | Common people. |
| Patricians | Nobles. |
| Magistrates | Officials. |
| Consuls | The two most powerful magistrates in Rome. |
| Senate | A council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised city's leaders. |
| Veto | To prohibit or cancel. |
| Latin | The language of the Romans. |
| Checks and Balances | Methods to balance power. |
| Forum | The Roman's public meeting place. |
| Legions | Groups of up to 6,000 soldiers. |
| Punic wars | A series of wars against Carthage, a city in northern Africa. |
| Hannibal | A brilliant general from Carthage that led elephants towards Rome to attack it. |
| Julius Caesar | A great general that made great conquests in Gaul but was attacked and assassinated by a group of Senators. |
| Augustus | Caesar's adopted son, also called Octavian. |
| Pax Romana | A 200 year period of Roman peace when trade increased and Romans became wealthy. |
| Aqueduct | A raised channel used to carry water. |
| Romance Languages | Languages that come from Latin,the Roman language. (Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian) |
| Christianity | A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. |
| Jesus of Nazareth | The founder of Christianity. His teachers spread throughout the Roman Empire and the world. |
| Crucifixion | A type of execution in which a person is nailed to a cross. |
| Resurrection | When you rise from the dead. According to Christian beliefs, Jesus rose from the dead three days after he was crucified. |
| Disciples | Followers. |
| Paul of Tarsus | He traveled throughout the Roman world spreading Christian teachings. |
| Constantine | A Roman emperor that became a Christian and removed bans on religion in Rome. |
| Diocletian | An emperor that felt Rome was too big to rule by one emperor and split Rome into eastern and western halves. |
| Attila | A leader of the Huns (from Central Asia) that raided the eastern portion of the Roman territory. |
| Corruption | The decay of people's values. |
| Justinian & Theodora | Roman emperor and his wife in the Eastern portion of Rome that tried to rebuild Rome but eventually founded the Byzantine Empire. |
| Byzantine Empire | A new empire that developed in the former Eastern portion of Rome that was based on the Greek heritage. |
| Apennines | Major mountain range running north to south through the Italian Peninsula |
| Alps | Major mountain range at the top of the Italian Peninsula |
| Tiber River | Major river in Italy upon which Rome was founded |
| aqueducts | Structures used to carry water in Roman times |
| Roads | These were well built structures that lead 'everywhere' in ancient Roman times...some are still in use today. |
| Etruscans | The first group of people to settle in the Tiber River region BEFORE Romulus and Remus founded Rome. |
| Republic | Governments with representatives elected by the people |
| dictator | a ruler with complete control |
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