Chapter 11 Vocab Flashcards
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Remus and Romulus
Twin brothers who are the founders of Rome
Aeneas
The Trojan hero of Virgil’s epic poem, the Aeneid, and son of Anchises and Aphrodite. He escaped the sack of Troy and wandered for seven years before settling in Italy.
Etruscans
People who dominated Italy from 8 century BCE to The 5 century BCE
Consuls
The highest elected position in the roman goverment
Senate
A political institution in Rome
Patricians
The original aristocratic families of Rome
Plebeians
The common people of Ancient Rome
Tribunes
Representatives of the plebeians
Twelve tables
The centerpiece of the roman republic
Gauls
The ancient people of France
Carthage
An ancient city in North Africa
Punic wars
Wars between Rome and Carthage
Latifundia
Plantations owed by wealthy people and worked on by slaves
Gracchi Brothers
They attempted to pass land reform legislation that would redistribute the major patrician landholdings among the plebeians,
Gaius Marius
A general who helped to reform the armies of Rome
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
A general who helped to reform the armies of Rome
Gaius Julius Caesar
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy
Octavian
Caesars adopted son defeated Anthony and cleopatra
Pax Romana
Roman peace (period of peace)
Mare nostrum
Our sea (the Mediterranean)
Tactitus
Roman historian who wrote major works on the history of the Roman Empire
Circus Maximus
an amphitheatre in Rome, used in ancient times for chariot races, public games
Roman Colosseum
A large arena located in Rome
Paterfamilias
Father of the family ( literally had all the power)
