| A | B |
|---|
| 753 BCE | traditional founding of Rome |
| Romulus | mythical founder of Rome |
| Latini | peoples who lived in general vicinity of Rome |
| Via Salaria | originally a salt road and later a main road to the north west |
| Cloaca Maxima | Rome's main sewer line |
| Tarquinius Superbus | Rome's last king |
| Republic | Government by annually elected magistrates |
| 509 BCE | traditional date for founding of Republic |
| Forum Romanum | area that formed heart of city of Rome |
| curia | Roman senate house |
| rostra | speaker's platform in forum |
| Via Sacra | main road through the heart of the city of Rome |
| Tiber | river that flowed through the center of Rome |
| Arch of Titus | triumphal monument commemorating the fall of Jerusalem |
| miliarium aureum | golden central mile marker at center of Rome |
| Palatine | hill where emperor's palace was located |
| Capitoline | hill where temple to Jupiter Optimus Maximus was located |
| Lupa | mythical she-wolf that rescued Romulus and Remus |
| Vespasian | first member of the Flavian dynasty |
| Titus | Flavian emperor who completed the siege of Jerusalem |
