Ancient Rome Flashcards
fertile soil along west coast Italy and the Tiber River runs through
Latium Plain
wealthy landowners, members of noble families
Patrician
poor/working class: farmers, traders, artisans, served in the military etc. Plebeians worked for the patricians.
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 war
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