A | B |
Senators | 300 members who governed for the people |
Christianity | Monotheistic Religion introduced to rome under Constantine |
First Expansion Period | the overthow of the Etruscan King |
Second Expansion Period | Defeating Carthage in the Punic Wars |
Third Expansion Period | When Julius Caesar emerged as first dictator |
Fourth Expansion Period | When Caesar Augustus emerged as first official emperor |
Pax Romana | Roman Peace |
Julius Caesar | powerful and poular military leader |
Pompey | defeated by Julius Caesar |
Caesar Augustus | grand nephew of Julius Caesar |
Roman Republic | first official government |
Ocatavian | Birth name of Caesar Augustus |
Marc Antony | defeated bt Caesar Augustus |
Rule of Law | laws were equal for all citizens |
Gladiators | slaves or prisoners |
murals and mosaics | Legacy of Art |
Roman Architecture | Many modern buildings today based on |
Colosseum | built for gladiator contest |
Roman Numerals | appear on some clocks today |
Latin Language | many english words today came from |
Government and Law | examples today include the U.S |
Peninsula | major geographic feature of Rome |
Romulus and Remus | myth of the founding of Rome |
Greek Traders and Colonist | Early Romans learned from |
Etruscans | Early Romans ruled by |
Patricians | members of the upper class |
Twelve Tables | first recorded Laws |
Polytheism | Early belief in religion |
Monotheism | near the end many people believed |
Plebeians | members of the lower class |