S.S Test 3\24\23 Flashcards
An open area in a city filled with public buildings, temples and markets
Forum
A gov´t in which the citizens have the right to vote and elect officials
republic
The basic unit of the roman army, contained 4,500 to 5,000 people
Leigon
A unit between 60-160 people broken from a leigon
Maniple
The back bone of Italy also the mts down the center of Italy
Apennine Mts
A piece of land that juts out from the main land that is surrounded by 3 bodies of water
peninsula
A river that runs down the center of Italy
Tiber river
is a plain In the center of Italy
Latium plain
Their uncle was jealous of them so he put them down a river and they were later found by a wolf and had a battle Romulus won and named his land Rome
Romulus and ramous
Came down from Northern Italy and were ruled by kings
Etruscans
A system of rules by which a gov´t is organized
Constitution
To stop or cancel the action of a gov´t or official body, translates to ¨I forbid¨
Veto
Elected officials who enforce the law
Magistrate
The symbol of roman citizenship, a garment that the roman men wrapped around their bodies
Toga
Top officials in the roman republic
Consul
Men ruled their families and that people traced their origins through male ancestors
patriarchal
The oldest man in the family or leader of the house hold
Pater family
Large country homes
Villa
An official religion supported by the Gov¨t
Established religon
A state containing several countries or territories
Empire
Areas within a country or empire
Province
A war between groups of the same country
Civil war
Means honored one=
Agustus
Upper class
Patricians
Commoners
plebians
The people themselves ran the government
Direct democracy
The elected representative act for them
Indirect democracy
Controlled by patricians but had some plebeians
senate
Run completely by plebeians
Tribunes
A war between the city of Tuscan and Rome that lasted 20 years
Punic wars
Now known as France and a future province of the roman empire
Gaul
The elected consol of Rome and was a patrician
Ceasar
Translated to roman peace and lasted from 30 bce to 180 AD
Pax romana
Water ways that brung fresh water to to rome
Aqueducts
Two wheeled wagons pulled by horses
Chariot races
Men who used weapons to fight usually to their death
Gladiators
Could hold up to 50,000 people
Colosseum
Where the ancient Romans watched plays
Amphitheater
Temple of the roman gods and goddesses
panthenon
Adopted Christianity in the ancient roman empire
Constantine
god of all gods
Jupiter
messenger god
Mercury
god of the sea
Neptune
goddess of marriage
Juno
god of love
cupid
god of war
Mars
goddess of love
Venus
Who were emperors during the Pax Romana
Augustus, Jiterous,Caligula, Claudius, and Nero
