Chapter 6 Flashcards
republic
a form of government oil which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders
patricians
wealthy land owners who held the most power
plebeians
the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population
tribunes
protected the plebeians from unfair unfair patricians officials
consuls
People who commanded the army and directed government
senate
Aristocratic branch of Romes government
dictator
leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army
legions
Organized units made of Roman soldiers
Punic War
The war between Rome and Carthage
Hannibal
Military strategist/ the Carthaginian general
Civil War
a conflict between groups of the same country
Julius Caesar
Military strategist etc.
Triumvirate
a group of three rulers
Augustus
“exalted one” The first emperor of Rome
Pax Romana
The era of peace when Augustus was Emperor
Jesus
A Jew raised in the village of Nazareth who began his public ministry at the age of 30
Apostles
12 men who are thought to have written some of the Gospels; followers of Jesus
Paul
Influence Christianity’s development by spreading and interpreting Jesus’ teaching
Diaspora
the dispersal of the Jews
Constantine
a leader who prayed for help during a battle and when he received it, ended the persecution of Christians
bishop
also a priest who supervised several local churches
Peter
An apostle who traveled to Rome from Jerusalem and became their first bishop
Pope
the father or head of the church
Inflation
a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a raise in prices
mercenaries
foreign soldiers who fought, were paid little, and felt little sense of loyalty to the empire
Diocletian
a strong willed army leader who became the new emperor
Constantinople
city founded as the second capital of the Byzantine Empire
Attila
leader of the Huns who put pressure on both of the Roman Empire’s halves durning the 5th century
Greco-Roman Culture
A mix of Greek, Roman, and Hellenistic culture
Pompeii
A Roman town and dated from as early as the second century BC
Virgil
a poet who wrote the most famous wrote of Latin literature
Tacitus
A Roman historian who presented the facts accurately. He wrote about the good and the bad of imperial Rome
Aqueducts
singed by Roman engineers to bring water into the cities and towns
