| A | B |
|---|
| Italian Peninsula | heart of the Med. control East and West |
| Apennines Mts | divid Italy east and west |
| Tiber River | Rome buit on & 7 hills |
| Ostia | port city mouth of the Tiber |
| Latins | Early people of Rome |
| Romulus and Remus | Twin brothers built Rome. Raised by a wolf |
| Rome | named after Romulus |
| Etruscans | Seised Rome "found Rome a village a,left it a city" |
| Tarquin | ruling familyn of Rome |
| Romans | combo of Latins and Etruscans |
| Greeks | Strong influnce on Rome; toga Alphabet,Arch etc.. |
| Greek Colony | Sicily and Southern Italy |
| Republic | Citizens with right to vote elect leaders. |
| Senate | Legislative body/makes laws |
| Consuls | Adminstered the laws |
| Veto | I forbid |
| Dictator | Absolute power. Holds offfice times of crisis 6 months only |
| Cincinnatus | farmer who saved Rome |
| Censors | registered populations for tax and voting purposes |
| Assembly of Tribes | 35 Tribes 10 Tribunes spoke for plebian rights |
| Twelve tables of Laws | Rome's first written law code |
| Roman Legions | Roman Army |
| Legionares | soldiers |
| Legion | 6000 men |
| Eagle | symbol of Legion |
| Motto | Duty, Dicipline & Patriotism |
| horatius | defend bridge over Tiber |
| Patricians | Wealthy land owners Controlled the goverment |
| Plebians | common people. Farmers, Artisans, merchants |
| Slaves | P.O.W.'s/debtors |
| Pyrrus | Greek King defeated Romans "Another such Victory & I am Lost!" |
| Appian way | Military roads connected Rome to Italian cities |
| Punic Wars | Series of 3 wars. Rome vs. Carthage |
| First Punic War | Rome gained Sicily, Sardinia,&Corsica. Carthage asked for peace |
| Indemnity | $$$ Victors in war |
| General Hamlicar | leader of Carthage swore Revenge |
| Hannibal | Second punic war crossed the Alps with Elephants. On of the greatest Generals of all time. |
| Battle of Cannae | 80,000 Romans killed ravage Roman country side. |
| Battle of Zama | hannibal is defeated in North Africia |
| Third Punic War | Roman Army massacred Carthage |
| Cato | Roman Senator-"Cartage must be destroyted" |
| Roman Foreign Policy | Divide & Conquer |
| Prizes of War | grain,treasures,& slaves |
| Latifundia | Vast estates |
| Champions of Poor | Gracchus Brothers |
| Tibrius Gracchus | 1st to reforem gov. gave land to the poor |
| Gaius Gracchus | sold grain to the poor |
| Gaius Marius | Professional Army who was loyal to leader not to /rome |
| Lucius Sulla | Military dictator defeated Marius |
| Spartacus | lead slave revolt |
| First Trimvirate | Pompey.Crassus,Caesar |
| Juluis Caesar | Romes greatest General |
| Crossed the Rubicon | JC "the die is cast" |
| JC takes Rome | "I came, I saw, I conquered!" |
| Ides of March | March 15,44BC. Cassius and Brutus stab Ceasar to death |
| Second Triumvirate | Ocatvian,Anthony, & Lepidus |
| Octavian | Nephew of JC 18 years old controls Western Empire |
| Marc Anthony | JC top General controls Eastern Empire. married Cleopatra |
| Battle of Actium | Octavian defeats Anthony forces |
| Suicide:Anthony & Cleopatra | A-own sword. C-poison Asp's (snake)bite |
| Pax Romana | Roman Peace |
| Praetorian Gaurd | Imperial Gaurd. Elite Legionaries to gaurd the Emperors |
| Census | Population survey (taxes) |
| Hadrian Wall | (Britain) Keep Scots out |
| Pantheon | temple built to honor religions of Rome |
| Marcus Aurelius | last of the good emperors |
| Commodus | Mad Emperor |
| Diocletion | divided in to 2 districts. he ruled the East Byszntium |
| Maximan | ruled the West from Rome |
| Goths | ostrogoths and Visigoths who settled in Italy |
| Vandals | one who causes senseless destruction |
| Huns | Asiatic tribe raid and Plunder for gold |
| Attila | Leader of the Huns |
| Romulus Augustulus | last Roman Emperor |
| Janus | God of beginning |
| Vesta | Goddess of Hearth |
| Jupitar | No. 1 God (Zeus) |
| Juno | Queen of Gods (wife of Jupiter) |
| Venus | Goddess of Love |
| Cupid | God of Love |
| Mars | God of war |
| Mercury | messenger of the Gods |
| Minerva | Goddess of wisdom |
| Neptune | God of Sea |
| Pluto | God of the Underworld |
| Saturn | God of Agriculture |
| Victoria | Goddess of Victory |
| Messiah | Savior chosen by God |
| Jesus | Savior. Founder of Christianity |
| Christians | followers of Jesus |
| Pontius Pilate | Ordered the crucifixion of Jesus |
| Apostles | Convert Romans to Christianity Spread the Gospel |
| Emperor Constatnine | Protector of Christianity |
| Emperor Theodosius | made Christianity official religon of Roman Empire |
| Colosseum | stadium for Gladiator fights |
| Circus Maximus | stadium for Chariot Races |
| Aqueducts | artificial channels to carry water |
| Pompeii | Mt Vesuvius volcanic expolsion burid this city in Italy |
| Roman Goverment | Republic/Senate |
