rome Flashcards
Latium Plain
fertile soil along west coast of Italy and the Tiber river runs through
Patrician
wealthy landowners, members of noble families
Plebeian
poor/working class: farmers, traders, artisans, served in the military etc. Plebeians worked for the patricians.
Republic
A state in which power is held by the people and their elected representivties
Punic Wars
a series of conflicts fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC.
Julius Caesar
Roman general and politician who named himself dictator of the Roman Empire,
Pax Romana
Roman peace)= 200 years of peace
Jesus
The man who christians believe is the son of god and is the prophet and the founder of christianity
DioCletian
Emperor of Rome who divided the empire in two
Constantine
Emperor of the Roman Empire united the empire after diocletian