Chapter 10 Flashcards
Aeneas
believed their history could be traced
Romulus and Remus
twin brothers
republic
people elect leaders to govern them
dictators
rulers with almost absolute power
Cincinnatus
gained power in 458 BC
plebeians
common people
patricians
nobles
magistrates
officials
consuls
two most powerful magistrates in Rome
Roman Senate
a council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city’s leaders
veto
prohibit
Latin
the Roman’s language
checks and balances
methods or balance power
Forum
Rome’s public meeting place
legions
groups of up to 6,000 soldiers
Punic Wars
a series of wars against Carthage, a city in northern Africa
Hannibal
an army led by a brilliant general
Gaius Marius
a consul
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
one such politician
Spartacus
he led thousands of slaves
Chapter 10
Chapter 10
