A | B |
Carthage | The Romans fought the Punic Wars with this North African city. |
dictator | a ruler with complete control |
Hannibal | Led his army while riding on elephants |
Spartacus | Led a slave revolt |
Twelve Tables | Written laws of what is legal and what is not legal |
Rome became the supreme power of the Mediterranean | Result of Punic Wars |
republic | government where voters elect officials to run the state |
consuls | chief executive elected to run the government |
Patricians | powerful landowners |
Plebleians | farmers and workers |
Tribunes | officials elected by Rome's Popular Assembly |
First Punic War | Rome gained Sicily and money |
Sicily | an island off the southern coast of Italy |
Third Punic War | Carthage was destroyed by fire and salt |
Pax Romana | Period of Roman peace |