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 representivties

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5
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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,

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7
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Pax Romana

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Roman peace)= 200 years of peace

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Jesus

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The man who christians believe is the son of god and is the prophet and the founder of christianity

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DioCletian

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Emperor of Rome who divided the empire in two

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Constantine

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Emperor of the Roman Empire united the empire after diocletian

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