Rome Vocab Flashcards
Rome
Capital of Roman civilization
Cuniculus
An underground irrigation system that Etruscans created
Greco-Roman
Roman culture with a strong Greek influence
Etruscan
One ancient inhabatant of Etruria
Gladiator
A person trained to fight to entertain
Patrician
Upper class in Rome
Plebian
Lower class in Rome
Rupublic
A government where leaders are elected to represent people who weren’t leaders
Senate
300 men who were elected to be in a government body of Rome
Council
People who are summoned for government reasons
Tribune
An official for Rome elected by Plebians
Veto
To refuse proposals in government
Constitution
A set of laws
Civil War
War between different groups in the same country
Punic Wars
Wars fought between Rome and Carthage
Dictator
A single ruler with total power
Julius Caesar
A Roman that became a dictator, but was soon assassinated
Caesar Augustus
Rome’s first emperor
Pax Romana
A 200 year period of peace
Forum
The center of public activities
Rule of Law
An idea that people should live by a set of laws
Paterfamilias
the oldest male in a Roman household
Colosseum
Large arena where sporting events happened
Circus Maximus
Roman stadium used mostly for chariot races
Byzantine Empire
The name for the eastern Roman Empire soon after it split
Patron
A person who promotes art
Renaissance
Change in culture based off Greco-Roman ideas
Triumphal Arch
Celebratory monument in the shape of an arch
Aqueduct
A pipe used to carry water
Latin
Original language spoken in Rome
Stoicism
A way of thinking developed by Greeks that believed. A divine intelligence ruled nature
Natural Law
The concept that there is order in nature
