chapter 10-11 Rome Flashcards
Aeneas
great Trojan hero who came to Italy and became a prominent ruler
the Aeneid
an epic poem about Aenaes’ story
Virgil
wrote the Aeneid
Romulus and Remus
raised by wolves; romulus killed Remus; Romulus built rome and named it after himself
republic
a type of government in which people elect leaders to govern them
dictators
rulers with almost absolute power
Cincinnatus
one of Rome’s famous dictators who defeated enemies and returned to his farm
plebeians
common people
patricians
nobles
Etruscans
lived in Italy before Rome was founded; last three kings of Rome were Etruscan
tripartite
a government with three parts
magistrates
officials
consuls
the 2 most powerful magistrates in Rome
Roman Senate
a council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city’s leaders
Assemblies
both patricians and plebeians; primary job to elect the magistrates
Tribunes
elected officials elected by the plebeians
veto
prohibit
Latin
the Romans’ language
checks and balances
methods to balance power
Forum
Rome’s public meeting place
Law of the 12 tables
Rome’s first written law code; produced on 12 bronze tables, or tablets
Palatine hill
where Rome’s richest people lived
Capitoline Hill
where Rome’s grandest temples stood
legions
groups of up to 6000 soldiers
