ROME Flashcards
EMOR
1
Q
fertile soil along west coast of Italy and the Tiber River runs through.
A
Latium Plain
2
Q
wealthy landowners, members of noble families
A
Patrician
3
Q
poor/working class: farmers, traders, artisans, served in the military etc. Plebeians worked for the patricians
A
Plebeian
4
Q
a state in which power is held by the people and their elected representatives
A
Republic
5
Q
a series of conflicts fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC.
A
Punic Wars
6
Q
Roman general and politician who named himself dictator of the Roman Empire,
A
Julius Caesar
7
Q
(Roman peace)= 200 years of peace
A
Pax Romana
8
Q
Emperor of Rome who divided the empire in two
A
Diocletian
