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Apennine

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A mountain range that divides West Rome from East Rome

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Rome

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A place in the plain of Latium built on 7 hills

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Tiber River

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A river running through Etruria and Latium, specifically in Rome

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Latins

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Indo Europeans who lived in Latium and spoke Latin

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Sicily

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An island south of the Italian peninsula

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Etruscans

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People located north of Rome in Etruria who made Rome (village) into Rome (city)

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Republic

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A type of government where the leader is a group of citizens instead of a monarch

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Roman Confederation

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A system which allowed Latins to have full Roman citizenship

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Livy

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A person who wrote stories about virtues which made Rome great

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Patricians

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Wealthy landowners who became Rome’s ruling class

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Plebeians

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Farmers, crafts people, and merchants who were poor

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Consuls

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1/2 officers who ran the gov, and led into battle

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Praetors

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1/2 officers of Rome who ran the gov and led into battle

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Roman senate

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A group of 300 patricians who advised government officials and had the force of law

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Counsel of Plebs

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A group of plebeians who protected other plebeians and that allowed plebeians to marry patricians

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Twelve tables

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The 1st code of law which applied to Romans and was inadequate for the future

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Law of nation

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A set of laws based on reason

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Carthage

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A place that became a trading empire in the western Mediterranean

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1st Punic war

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The first war between Rome and Carthage

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2nd Punic war

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The second war between Rome and Carthage

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Hannibal

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A general considered the greatest Carthinian

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Alps

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A place in Rome, east of Spain

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3rd Punic war

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The 3rd war between Rome and Carthage

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Tiberius Gracchus

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1/2 brothers who urged the council of plebs to pass land reform bills

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Gauis Gracchus
(Grain) 1/2 brothers who urged the council of plebs to pass land reform bills
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Marius
A Roman general who recruited volunteers who had no land for an army
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Lucious Cornelius Sulla
The general after Marius who was given command of a war in Asia Minor
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Crassus
Known as the richest man in Rome
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Pompey
A person who became a military hero after a war in Spain
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Julius Caesar
Another person with influence in Spain and Gaul
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Triumvirate
A government with 3 people holding equal power
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1st triumvirate
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
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Rubicon
The river test formed the southern border of Caesars province
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Dictator
A person who held absolute power in times of war
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2nd triumvirate
Octavian, Antony, Lepidus
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Octavian
Caesars heir/grandnephew, and the first emperor
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Antony
Caesars ally and assistant
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Lepidus
A person who was commander of Caesars Calvary
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Augustus
A name given to Octavian
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Imperator
A word meaning “commander in chief”
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Nero
An emperor who killed anyone who opposed him, and was revolted against
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Caligula
One of the first 4 emperors after Augustus
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Trajan
An emperor who worked on building infrastructure for the middle class
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Marcus Aurelius
One of 5 “good emperors” who ruled Rome
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Dacia
A word for romaina
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Sinai peninsula
A peninsula in the corner of Egypt
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Rhine
A river running through the Roman empire
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Danube
Another river running through the Roman empire
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Latifundia
A large landed estate, many times with slaves
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Pax Romana
A time period of peace and prosperity for Rome
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Aduaducts
Structures that deliver water to places that may not get enogu
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Virgil
A distinguished poet who wrote the Aeneid in honor of Rome
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Aeneid
An epic poem honoring Rome Kent w character showstopper all ideal Roman virtues
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Horace
Another poet who was a friend of Virgils
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Satires
Poems that made fun of job dissatisfaction and greed
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Livy
A historían who wrote “the early history of Rome”
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The early history of Rome
135 (35 remaining) books which trace Roman history back to 9 b.c.
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Cincinnatus
A simple farmer who became dictators during the war before returning to his farm
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Paterfamilias
The dominant male in a family
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Spartacus
A gladiator that led a slave revolt in southern Italy
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Insulae
Poorly built apartments where poor Romans lived
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Bread and Circuses
The 2 concerns of poor Roman’s
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Circus Maximus
A festival with horse and chariot races
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Gladiators
Roman fighters who fought to the death for the entertainment of others
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Judaea
A place where Jewish people lived
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Procurator
An official who led a province in Rome
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Sadducees
Priestly people who wanted cooperation with Rome
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Pharisees
Scholarly people
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Essenes
People who lived away from, society waiting for Gods second coming
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Zealots
People who wanted a violent overthrow of Rome
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Jerusalem
The capitol of Judaea with a temple in it
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Jesus
A Jewish prophet who preached in Judaea
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Simon Peter
A Jewish fisherman who became an apostle of Jesus
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Paul
A highly educated apostle who spread Christianity to Gentiles
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Aegean Sea
A sea in Asía Minor
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New Testament
The 2nd part of the Christian bible documenting Jesus’ teachings
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Clergy
The church leaders
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Laity
Regular church members
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Diocletian
The last emperor to attempt persecution on Christian’s
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Constantine
The 1st Christian emperor
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Edict of Milan
A thing proclaiming officially tolerance of Christianity
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Theodosius the Great
The person who helped the Romans adopt Christianity as an official religion
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Marcus Aurelius
The last of 5 good emperors
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Plague
An epidemic disease
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Diocletian
1 of 2 emperors who reformed Rome
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Constantine
1 of 2 emperors who reformed Rome
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Byzantium
A place where Constantine’s new capitol city was
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Bosporus
An area in the eastern Roman Empire
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Inflation
A rapid increase in prices
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Huns
Germans who came from Asia into Europe
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Visigoths
Another tribe of Germans
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Danube river
A river separating Visigoth and Roman
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Vandals
A group of people who traveled into Italy from Northern Africa before sacking Rome
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Romulus Augustulus
A western emperor who was deposed by the Germanic head of the army

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