| A | B |
|---|
| Romulus and Remus | legendary founders of Rome |
| Latins | farmers who inhabited Italian peninsula |
| Etruscans | metalworkers from the north who gave Rome its written language |
| Greeks | colonized the southern part of Italy |
| Roman Republic | first government of Rome |
| consul | one of two government leaders of the Roman Republic |
| Senate | governing body of Rome made up of patricians |
| dictator | chosen to rule Rome for six months during times of crisis |
| Twelve Tables | written laws of Rome based on equal treatment before the law |
| Punic Wars | three wars fought with Carthage that resulted in the destruction of Carthage |
| Sulla | general who seized power of Rome |
| First Triumvirate | Julius Caesar, Pompey and Crassus |
| Julius Caesar | conquered Gaul, returned to Rome, gained control of the government |
