Rome Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

A great trojan hero

A

Aeneas

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2
Q

what is an official of the Roman Republic

A

praetor

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3
Q

a form of government

A

republic

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4
Q

famous roman dictator

A

Cincinnatus

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5
Q

commander of Roman Republic

A

Imperator

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6
Q

An elected official in Rome

A

magistrates

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7
Q

a group of tree leaders

A

triumvirate

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8
Q

6000 roman soldiers

A

legions

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9
Q

slave, trained as a gladiator

A

Spartacus

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10
Q

12 laws

A

12 tables

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11
Q

a more sophisticated system

A

Law of Nations

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12
Q

keeping from one part of the government getting too powerful

A

checks and balances

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13
Q

roman counsel

A

Gaius Marius

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14
Q

the two most powerful officials in Rome

A

consuls

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15
Q

a council of wealthy and powerful romans

A

roman senate

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16
Q

to reject

A

veto

17
Q

rulers with almost all power

A

dictators

18
Q

members of the lower class/normal people

A

plebeians

19
Q

powerful people/ landowners

A

patricians

20
Q

a jew from galilee

A

Jesus

21
Q

the langue the romans speak

A

Latin

22
Q

Rome’s republic meeting place

A

forum

23
Q

Carthaginian military commander

A

Hannibal

24
Q

a series of 3 wars

A

Punic Wars

25
Q

200 year period of peace

A

Pax Romana

26
Q

founder of Rome, killed his twin brother, named Rome after himself

A

Romulus

27
Q

founder of Rome, killed by his brother

A

Remus

28
Q

Rival of Gaius Marius who raised his own army to defeat Marius and take control of Rome

A

Lucius Cornelius

29
Q

the 27 books of the bible written in apostolic

A

new testament

30
Q

emperor of Rome who adopted Christian faith

A

Constantine

31
Q

emperor in the 6th century a.d. who who reconquered much of the territory previously ruler by Rome

A

Justinian byzantine