| A | B |
|---|
| Romulus and Remus | Mythical founders of Rome |
| Etruscans | People who had a big influence over Rome |
| Latins | People who would become Romans |
| Republic | Government in which people whave power |
| Patricians | Upper class, rich landowners |
| Plebeians | Middle/ lower classes |
| Tribunes | Protectors or plebeians |
| Consuls | Two people who could control the army, make laws and block each other |
| Senate | Aristocratic branch of government |
| Dictator | Person who is appointed with absolute power for six months only |
| Legion | 5,000 soldiers, Roman "division" |
| Carthage | Big trade empire |
| Hannibal | Great Carthagean who led the army thorugh the Alps to attack Rome |
| Scipio | Roman general who defeated Hannibal |
| Zama | Small town in North Africa where Scipio defeated Hannibal |
| Punic Wars | 3 wars between Rome and Carthage, where Rome destroys Carthage |
| Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus | They proposed reforms that would help the poor |
| Julius Caesar | Great Roman general, the 1st dictator for life |
| Cleopatra | Queen of Egypt |
| 1st Triumvirate | Caesar, Pompey and Crassus |
| 2nd Triumvirate | Octavian, Marc Antony, Lepidus |
| Marc Antony | Octarian's main rival, fight in Civil War, kills himself |
| Octavian - Augustus - | 1st ROman Emporer, pretended republic existed |
| Pax Romana | Roman peace |
| 5 Good Emperors | 5 emperors who ruled during Pax Romana |
| Marcus Aurelius | Last good emperor, death ended Pax Romana |
| Gladiators | warriors that fight for entertainment |
| "Bread and Circuses" | Food and entertainment to distract the people |
| Jesus | Founder of Christianity |
| Apostles | Jesus' disciples |
| Peter | One of the first disciples |
| Diaspora | Dispersal of Jews from Judea |
| Constantine | Roman emperor who stopped persecution of Christians |
| Mercenaries | Professional fighters who fight for anyone as long as they are paid |
| Diocletion | Emperor who reformed the empire to stop decay |
| Constantinople | Capital of western Roman Empire (renamed Istanbul in 1930) |
| Attila | Leader of Huns |
| Greco-Roman Culture | Mixing of Green Hellenistic Roman culture |
| Pompeii | Roman General who fought with Caesar |
| Aqueducts | Water systems used to bring water from mountains into cities |
| romance languages | Languages descended from Latin, including French, Spanish, Portuguese |
