| A | B |
|---|
| republic | government in which citizens have the right to choose their own leaders |
| tribune | a Roman official elected to protect the interests of the plebians |
| dictator | ruler who has absolute power and authority |
| architecture | the science of building |
| patrician | a member of a rich, powerful family in ancient Rome |
| Etruscans | one of the three main groups of people in the early history of Rome |
| Ides of March | when Julius Caesar was murdered - March 15 |
| Christianity teaches | love for other people |
| Emperor Constantine | let citizens follow their religion of choice. He was Christian. |
| the Apennines | mountains which continue from Italy onto the island of Sicily |
| Judaism | religion of Jesus |
| Scipio | Roman general who defeated Hannibal in the Punic Wars |
| roads | connected the vast Roman Empire |
| aqueducts | carried water from distant wells to large cities |
| Punic Wars | fought between Rome and Carthage over control of Sicily |
| Battle of Zama | helped expand Roman laws and government |
| Octavian Augustus | made Rome more beautiful and powerful |
| Hannibal | crossed the Pyrenees and Alps to get to Rome |
| Romans conquered Greece | 44 B.C. |
| Mesopotamia | conquered by Rome in A.D. 117 |
