Midterm 1 Words of the Day Flashcards
Aeneas
Prince of Troy, travelled to Italy on 7 year journey, founded Lavinium, ancestor of Rome
Civitas
Latin meaning an organized city or city state
Indo-European
Refers to those who migrated from modern day Ukraine in 2000 BC
Palatine
The one of the seven hills upon which Rome was founded
Romulus
Mythological figure and founder of Rome
Augustus
The first emperor of Rome
Cursus publicus
The “public way”; a system of roads with waystations and messengers to relay communications quickly, formed by Augustus
Limites
The boundaries of the Empire, to the North the Rhine and Danube rivers, to the East the Euphrates river, the deserts of Arabia, the Sahara desert and the edge of Europe (excluding Britain)
Pax Augusta
“Peace of Augustus”, a period of peace at the start of the Empire
Princeps
Emperor
Principate
The Empire
Republic
A government based on a principle of equal shares (though not entirely democratic)
Res publica
Latin for “public matter”
Cliens
Client of a patron
Enfranchisement
Granting the right of citizenship
Equestrian
Order of Decurions and Publicans