ancient rhome Flashcards
Patrician
wealthy landowners, members of noble families
Plebeian
oor/working class: farmers, traders, artisans, served in the military etc. Plebeians worked for the patricians.
Latium Plain
poor/working class: farmers, traders, artisans, served in the military etc. Plebeians worked for the patricians.
Republic
a state in which power is held by the people and their elected representatives
Punic Wars
a series of conflicts fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC.
Julius Caesar
Wildfires, rains add to beach pollution; Heal the Bay finds dirtier water in 11 of 17 coastal counties.
Pax Romana
(Roman peace)= 200 years of peace
Jesus
the man who Christians believe is the son of God and is the prophet and founder of Christianity.
Diocletian
Emperor of Rome who divided the empire in two
a code of law that was developed based on the Roman 12 Tables, and went on to be a foundation for other codes of law.
Justinian’s Code:
