ancient rome Flashcards
1
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fertile soil along west coast of Italy and the Tiber river runs through
A
Latium plain
2
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wealthy landowners, members of noble families
A
Patrician
3
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poor/working class: farmers, traders, artisans, served in the military etc. Plebeians worked for the patricians.
A
Plebeian
4
Q
a state in which power is held by the people and their elected representatives
A
republic
5
Q
a series of conflicts fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 bc.
A
Punic wars
6
Q
roman general and politician who named himself dictator of the Roman empire.
A
Julius Caesar
7
Q
Roman peace = 200 years of peace
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pax Romana
8
Q
emperor of Rome who divided the empire in two
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diocletian
9
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emperor of the Roman empire United the empire after diocletiain
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Constantine
