| A | B |
|---|
| descendant | a person related to a particular parent, grandparent or other ancestor |
| vast | very great in area or size |
| Romulus | a legendary hero said to have founded Rome |
| legend | a popular story from early times that cannot be proved |
| Aeneas | a hero of the Trojan War |
| Remus | the twin brother of Romulus |
| republic | a government in which people elect their leaders |
| peninsula | a body of land surrounded on three sides by water |
| province | a political division similar to a state in the United states |
| impose | to force or dictate |
| patrician | class of people made up of wealthy landowners and government officials |
| plebeian | class of mostly common farmers |
| Senate | a government body of 300 members that advised Roman leaders |
| consul | one of a pair of leaders of Rome's executive branch of government |
| civic | relating to citizenship and its rights and duties |
| campaign | a series of military operations that form a part of a war |
| marble | a type of stone that can be highly polished |
| civil war | an armed conflict between groups within the same country |
| Julius Caesar | a roman general who was appointed dictator for life in 44BC |
| Cicero | a Roman consul and great orator |
