| 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 |
