Topic 6 Flashcards
People who lived mostly north of Rome
Etruscans
Members of the land holding upper class
Patricians
Patricians chosen by senators to supervise government and command armies
Consul
A ruler who has complete control over a government
Dictator
Plebians
Regular citizens of Rome, like farmers, merchants, and artisans who had little political influence
Tribune
Officials elected by plebeians to protect their own interests
To block as in block a law
Veto
The form of government in which people choose their own officials
Republic
Basic military unit consisting of 5,000 men
Legion
Establishing control over foreign lands and peopls
Imperialism
Wars between Rome and Carthage from 264BC-146BC
Punic wars
Large farming estates bought by very wealthy families in rome
Latifundia
Plebian brothers who attempted to reform Rome and help the poor
Tiberius and gaius graccus
A successful military leader who became the dictator of rome
Julius Caesar
One of the first six good empowers of Rome and reformed the Roman government
Augustus
Count of a population
Census
Second good emperor of Rome who codified Roman law for all provinces and built a wall in Great Britain
Hadrian
Sentatus populusque romanus- the senate and people of Rome
SPQR
The 200 year of peace order
Pax Romana
Roman emperor who divided the Roman Empire into two parts, western and eastern
Diocletian
Roman Emperor who did two things to change the course of European history, granted toleration to Christian’s, and set up a new city and renamed it constinople
Constantine
Nomadic warriors from the east (Mongolia) who moved into Europe and warred with everyone in their path
Huns
The act of invading a country or region with an armed force
Invasion
Queen of the ancient city of palmyra. She led armies and conquered the eastern Roman Empire
Zenobia
