rome Flashcards
1
Q
a state in which power is held by the people and their elected representatives
A
Republic
2
Q
series of conflicts fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC.
A
Punic Wars
3
Q
wealthy landowners, members of noble families
A
Patrician
4
Q
poor/working class: farmers, traders, artisans, served in the military etc. Plebeians worked for the patricians.
A
Plebeian
5
Q
emperor of Rome who divided the empire in two
A
diocletian
6
Q
Emperor of the Roman Empire - united the empire after Diocletian
A
Constantine
