Chapter 7 Rome Unit Test on Ancient Rome - Study Game Tools 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