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| Sicily | island located off the tip of Italy's "boot" |
| Apennines | mountains extending down the center of Italy |
| Etruscans | group that settled in northern Italy around 800 B.C. |
| Remus | legendary founder of Rome who was killed by his brother |
| Romulus | legendary first king of Rome |
| wolf | according to legend, this animal kept the founders of Rome alive |
| toga | men's garment |
| atrium | inner courtyard in a Roman home |
| portico | covered walkway |
| republic | democratic form of government established by the Romans |
| fasces | Roman symbol of authority |
| patricians | nobility of Rome |
| plebeians | lower class in Rome |
| tribune | a representative of the plebeians |
| veto | "I forbid" |
| Cincinnatus | older Roman general who quickly volunteered to help save his country |
| Carthage | city that was started as a Phoenician colony |
| Punic | wars between Carthage and Rome were called the _________ Wars |
| Hannibal | Carthaginian leader who tried to invade Rome by crossing the Alps |
| elephants | Animals that crossed the Alps with a Carthaginian leader |
| Scipio | Roman general who attacked Carthage |
| Africa | Carthage is on this continent |
| Cato | Roman statesman and orator who ended every speech with the words: "Carthage must be destroyed!" |
| salt | Romans plowed Carthage's soil with this |
| Macedonia | This country was defeated by Rome in 197 B.C. |
| protectorate | In 168 B.C., Egypt became a Roman _____________. |
| Corinth | Greek city that was destroyed by Rome in 146 B.C. |
| Triumvirate | Government established by Pompey, Julius Caesar, and Crassus |
| Gaul | Julius Caesar led his troops through the southern part of this country (now France). |
| Rubicon | Julius Caesar disobeyed the Senate's orders and took his army across this River into Italy |
| Ides | Julius Caesar was killed on the _____ of March in 44 B.C. |
| Octavian | Julius Caesar's heir |
| Cleopatra | Mark Antony fell in love with this Queen |
| Actium | In the Battle of ____________, Mark Anthony was defeated by Octavian. |
