Ancient Rome Flashcards
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Latium Plain
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Fertile soil along west coast of Italy and the Tiber River runs through.
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Patrician
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Wealthy landowners, members of noble families.
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Plebeian
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Poor/working class: farmers, traders, artisans, served in the military etc. Plebeians worked for the patricians.
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Republic
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A state in which power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
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Punic Wars
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A series of conflicts fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC.
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Julius Caesar
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Roman general and politician who named himself dictator of the Roman Empire.
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Pax Romana
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(Roman peace)= 200 years of peace.
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Diocletian
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Emperor of Rome who divided the empire in two.
9
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Constantine
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Emperor of the Roman Empire - united the empire after Diocletian.
