rome Flashcards
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Latium Plain
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fertile soil along west coast of Italy and the Tiber River runs through.
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Patrician
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wealthy landowners, members of noble families
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Plebeian
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poor/working class: farmers, traders, artisans, served in the military etc. Plebeians worked for the patricians.
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Republic
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a state in which power is held by the people and their elected representatives
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Punic Wars
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a series of conflicts fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC.
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Julius Caesar
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Roman general and politician who named himself dictator of the Roman Empire,
