Rome Part 1 Test Flashcards
middle to lower class
plebiens
bridgeliek subject that carrioed water
aqueduct
upper class citizens
patricians
son of hamelcar
hannibal
year julius caesar was killed
44 BC
year roman republic began
509 BC
year 12 stone tablets made
451
200 year span of roman peace
pax romana
government title selected by senators to serve for 1 year
consul
span of roman republic
500 years
mountain chain down ‘backbone of italy’
appenines
rome was divided into new lands called
provinces
every province had a
pro-consul
definition of veto
to block or deny
one roman army unit
legion
how many men were in a legion
5000
representatives of plebes in senate
tribunes
emperor famous for splitting empire to east/west
diocletian
emperor famous for the embracing and spread of christianity
constantine
latin for phoenecians
punicus
basic unit of roman society
families
people who inhabited northern italy in 700s
etruscans
people who inhabited southern italy in 700s
greeks
body of water east of italian peninsula
adriatic sea