| A | B |
|---|
| Apennines | A mountain range in Italy |
| republic | government where people vote |
| consuls | 2 people who share power |
| senators | people who made the laws and elected the consuls |
| patricians | members of rich powerful families |
| plebeians | working people |
| tribunes | people who represent the working people |
| Twelve Tables | Roman laws |
| Carthage | a powerful trading center of north Africa |
| Hannibal | general from Carthage who tried to defeat Rome |
| territories | large areas of land ruled by rome |
| Julius Caesar | a roman killed by the senators |
| dictator | a leader with absolute power |
| Pax Romana | Roman Peace |
| Octavian Augustus | great nephew of Julius Caesar |
| Colosseum | a Roman sports arena |
| gladiator | slave or prisoner who fought to the death |
| aqueduct | a structure that carried water |
| forum | the center of a Roman city |
| Romance Language | a language based on Latin |
