Chapter 10 Flashcards
aeneas
a great Trojan hero
romulus and Remus
their twins and they were founders
republic
people elect leaders to govern them
dictators
rulers with almost absolute power
cincinnatus
he is a ditator
plebeians
common people
patricians
nobles
magistrates
officials
consuls
the two most powerful magistrates in the Rome
roman senate
a council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city leader
veto
prohibit
latin
romans language
checks and balances
methods to balance power
forum
Romes public meeting place
legions
group of up to 6,000 soldiers
punic wars
a series of wars against Carthage a city in northern Africa
hannibal
an army led by the brilliant general
Gaius Marius
consul named Gaius
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
became consul in 88 BC
Spartacus
had slaves and he’s a former gladiator
