| A | B |
|---|
| republic | citizens who have the right to select their leaders |
| patricians | the 300 upper classmen in the senate |
| plebians | ordinary citizens |
| consuls | the 2 men who lead the government |
| veto | rejection of a bill by the president |
| dictator | an official who had all powers of the king but could only hold office for 6 months |
| Romulus & Remus | founders of Rome who supposedly were raised by a wolf |
| Etruscans | ancient people who lived in the area which is now Rome |
| Octavian | Rome's first emperor |
| Rome | the capital city of Italy |
| Italy | boot shaped country in southern Europe |
| Carthage | was an ancient city on the north coast of Africa |
| Tiber River | a river that goes through Italy leading to Rome |
| aqueducts | structures that carried water over long distances |
| Greece | a country in the south eastern part of Europe |
| Collosseum | Rome's greatest building ( arena) |
| Circus | an arena |
