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| Tiber River | a river in Italy |
| Italian Peninsula | an arm of land surrounded by the Mediterraneans, Tyrrhenian, and Adriatic Seas; location of the coutnry of Italy |
| Mediterranean Sea | a large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa |
| Rome | a city near the middle of the western coast of Italy |
| Tarquin | Etruscan leader and the last king of ancient Rome |
| Junius Brutus | Sixth centry B.C.; Ancient Roman leader who,with his supporters, forced the Etruscans out of Rome. |
| Carthage | an important Phoenician trading post in North Africa |
| Regulus | c 250 B.C. Ancient Roman general who was defeated and capture in a war between Rome and Carthage |
| Hannibal | 247 B.C. 183. B.C. Carthaginian general who launched an invasion on the Romans from Spain by crossing the Alps |
| Scipio | c. 185 B.C. –129 B.C. Ancient Roman general who attacked Carthage and forced Hannibal to retreat from Rome |
| Julius Caesar | 100 B.C. –44 B.C. Ancient Roman general whose murder led to the end of the Roman Republic |
| patrician | a wealthy, powerful citizen of ancient Rome |
| plebian | a common citizen of ancient Rome |
| republic | a form of government in which citizens have the right to choose their leaders |
| representative | a person elected to represent the people |
| Senate | a governing body in which ancient Roman representatives served |
| consul | in ancient Rome, one of two officials who managed the government and the army |
| dictator | a person who has total control over the people |
| patriotism | a sense of pride in one’s country |
| Caesar | an ancient Roman emperor (Kaiser, czar etc.) |
| Appian way | a famous ancient Roman road |
| Punic Wars | series of wars fought between Carthage and Rome |
