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Rome Flashcards

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Apennine

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A mountain range that divides West Rome from East Rome

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Rome

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A place in the plain of Latium built on 7 hills

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Tiber River

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A river running through Etruria and Latium, specifically in Rome

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Latins

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Indo Europeans who lived in Latium and spoke Latin

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Sicily

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An island south of the Italian peninsula

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Etruscans

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People located north of Rome in Etruria who made Rome (village) into Rome (city)

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Republic

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A type of government where the leader is a group of citizens instead of a monarch

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Roman Confederation

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A system which allowed Latins to have full Roman citizenship

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Livy

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A person who wrote stories about virtues which made Rome great

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Patricians

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Wealthy landowners who became Rome’s ruling class

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Plebeians

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Farmers, crafts people, and merchants who were poor

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Consuls

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1/2 officers who ran the gov, and led into battle

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Praetors

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1/2 officers of Rome who ran the gov and led into battle

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Roman senate

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A group of 300 patricians who advised government officials and had the force of law

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Counsel of Plebs

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A group of plebeians who protected other plebeians and that allowed plebeians to marry patricians

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Twelve tables

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The 1st code of law which applied to Romans and was inadequate for the future

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Law of nation

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A set of laws based on reason

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Carthage

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A place that became a trading empire in the western Mediterranean

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1st Punic war

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The first war between Rome and Carthage

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2nd Punic war

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The second war between Rome and Carthage

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Hannibal

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A general considered the greatest Carthinian

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Alps

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A place in Rome, east of Spain

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3rd Punic war

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The 3rd war between Rome and Carthage

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Tiberius Gracchus

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1/2 brothers who urged the council of plebs to pass land reform bills

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Gauis Gracchus

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(Grain) 1/2 brothers who urged the council of plebs to pass land reform bills

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Marius

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A Roman general who recruited volunteers who had no land for an army

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Lucious Cornelius Sulla

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The general after Marius who was given command of a war in Asia Minor

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Crassus

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Known as the richest man in Rome

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Pompey

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A person who became a military hero after a war in Spain

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Julius Caesar

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Another person with influence in Spain and Gaul

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Triumvirate

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A government with 3 people holding equal power

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1st triumvirate

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Caesar, Pompey, Crassus

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Rubicon

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The river test formed the southern border of Caesars province

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Dictator

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A person who held absolute power in times of war

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2nd triumvirate

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Octavian, Antony, Lepidus

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Octavian

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Caesars heir/grandnephew, and the first emperor

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Antony

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Caesars ally and assistant

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Lepidus

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A person who was commander of Caesars Calvary

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Augustus

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A name given to Octavian

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Imperator

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A word meaning “commander in chief”

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Nero

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An emperor who killed anyone who opposed him, and was revolted against

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Caligula

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One of the first 4 emperors after Augustus

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Trajan

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An emperor who worked on building infrastructure for the middle class

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Marcus Aurelius

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One of 5 “good emperors” who ruled Rome

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Dacia

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A word for romaina

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Sinai peninsula

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A peninsula in the corner of Egypt

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Rhine

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A river running through the Roman empire

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Danube

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Another river running through the Roman empire

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Latifundia

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A large landed estate, many times with slaves

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Pax Romana

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A time period of peace and prosperity for Rome

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Aduaducts

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Structures that deliver water to places that may not get enogu

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Virgil

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A distinguished poet who wrote the Aeneid in honor of Rome

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Aeneid

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An epic poem honoring Rome Kent w character showstopper all ideal Roman virtues

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Horace

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Another poet who was a friend of Virgils

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Satires

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Poems that made fun of job dissatisfaction and greed

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Livy

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A historían who wrote “the early history of Rome”

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The early history of Rome

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135 (35 remaining) books which trace Roman history back to 9 b.c.

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Cincinnatus

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A simple farmer who became dictators during the war before returning to his farm

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Paterfamilias

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The dominant male in a family

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Spartacus

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A gladiator that led a slave revolt in southern Italy

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Insulae

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Poorly built apartments where poor Romans lived

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Bread and Circuses

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The 2 concerns of poor Roman’s

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Circus Maximus

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A festival with horse and chariot races

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Gladiators

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Roman fighters who fought to the death for the entertainment of others

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Judaea

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A place where Jewish people lived

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Procurator

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An official who led a province in Rome

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Sadducees

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Priestly people who wanted cooperation with Rome

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Pharisees

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Scholarly people

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Essenes

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People who lived away from, society waiting for Gods second coming

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Zealots

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People who wanted a violent overthrow of Rome

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Jerusalem

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The capitol of Judaea with a temple in it

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Jesus

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A Jewish prophet who preached in Judaea

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Simon Peter

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A Jewish fisherman who became an apostle of Jesus

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Paul

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A highly educated apostle who spread Christianity to Gentiles

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Aegean Sea

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A sea in Asía Minor

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New Testament

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The 2nd part of the Christian bible documenting Jesus’ teachings

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Clergy

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The church leaders

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Laity

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Regular church members

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Diocletian

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The last emperor to attempt persecution on Christian’s

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Constantine

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The 1st Christian emperor

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Edict of Milan

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A thing proclaiming officially tolerance of Christianity

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Theodosius the Great

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The person who helped the Romans adopt Christianity as an official religion

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Marcus Aurelius

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The last of 5 good emperors

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Plague

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An epidemic disease

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Diocletian

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1 of 2 emperors who reformed Rome

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Constantine

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1 of 2 emperors who reformed Rome

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Byzantium

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A place where Constantine’s new capitol city was

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Bosporus

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An area in the eastern Roman Empire

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Inflation

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A rapid increase in prices

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Huns

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Germans who came from Asia into Europe

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Visigoths

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Another tribe of Germans

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Danube river

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A river separating Visigoth and Roman

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Vandals

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A group of people who traveled into Italy from Northern Africa before sacking Rome

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Romulus Augustulus

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A western emperor who was deposed by the Germanic head of the army

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