| A | B |
|---|
| republic | thing of the people |
| patrician | members of the landholding upper class |
| consul | a person from the patircian class who supervised the army |
| dictator | ruler who has complete control over the government |
| plebeian | farmers, merchannts artisans |
| tribune | official elected by plebians to protect their interests |
| veto | to block a law |
| legion | a basic unit of the ancient Roman army |
| Caesar | brought Gaul under Roman control |
| Augustus | defeated Mark Antony to become princeps, or first citizen |
| Pax Romana | time of peace and unity under Roman rule |
| aqueduct | bridgelike stone structure that carried water from the hills into the cities. |
| Panteon | xxxxxxxxxxx |
| Pliny | Roman scientist |
| Virgil | Poet who wrote Aeneid |
| Liviy | Historian |
| civil law | body of law dealing with private rights of individuals |
| messiah | savior sent by God |
| sect | small religous group |
| martyr | person who suffers or dies for his or her beliefs |
| bishop | high ranking church official with athority over a local area |
| pope | Head of the Roman Catholic church |
| heresy | religious beliefs against the beliefs of the church |
| mercenary | foreign soldier who served for pay |
| Diocletian | tried to restroe order |
| Constatantine | granted toleration to Chrisitans and built new capital |
| Circus Maximus | site ofRoman chariot races |
| senate | most powerful governing body |
| Laws of 12 | Laws of Rome inscribed on tablets in 450B.C. |
| Punic Wars | 264-146 BC. Wars against Carthage |
| Hannibal | General who sought revenge against Rome. |
| Hadrian | built Romans defenses in Britain |
| Greco Roman Civilization | the blending of Greek Helenistic and Roman tradition |
| Law of Nations | applied to all people under Roman rule, both citizens and non citizens |
