A | B |
Pax Romana | Roman Peace |
Punic Wars | Series of wars fought with Carthage |
indemnity | war fine |
latifundia | large farms worked by slaves |
patricians | wealthy aristocrats |
plebeians | lower class; 95% of the population |
republic | form of democracy where the people elect representatives |
tribune | plebeian representative |
Hannibal | Carthaginian general |
Etruscans | Group who conquered Rome in 620 BCE |
Romulus | mythic founder of Rome |
Conflict of the Orders | conflict between patricians and plebeians over political power |
12 Tables | Roman law code |
Carthage | city-state in North Africa |
Julius Caesar | dictator of Rome; killed by fellow Senators |
Octavian/ Augustus | Caesar's nephew; first emperor of Rome |
Jesus | Jewish teacher crucified by the Romans |
Paul | important Christian missionary |