rome Flashcards
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
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poor/working class: farmers, traders, artisans, served in the military etc. Plebeians worked for the patricians.
A
plebeian
4
Q
a series of conflicts fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC.
A
Punic wars
5
Q
Roman general and politician who named himself dictator of the Roman Empire,
A
Julius ceacer
6
Q
(Roman peace)= 200 years of peace
A
pax romana
7
Q
Emperor of Rome who divided the empire in two
A
Diocletian
8
Q
Emperor of the Roman Empire - united the empire after Diocletian
A
Constantine
