Ancient Rome Flashcards
(10 cards)
wealthy landowners, members of noble families
Patrician
poor/working class: farmers, traders, artisans, served in the military etc. Plebeians worked for the partricians
Plebeian
A state in which power is held by the people and their elected representatives
Republic
a series of conflicts fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC.
Punic Wars
Roman general and politician who named himself dictator of the Roman Empire
Julius Caesar
(Roman peace)=200 years of peace
Pax Romana
Emperor of Rome who divided the empire in two
Diocletian
Emperor of the Roman Empire-united the empire after Diocletian.
Constantine
(Modern Day Instanbul) was built in a place called Byzantium-hence the name the Byzantine Empire.
Constantinople
Ruler of the Byzantine Empire during its golden age and created of Justinians code
Justinian