Mr. Santos
222966257 | Latins/Latium | An ancient people living in the region of Latium, Italy, who believed that they descended from Latinus, the father-in-law of Aeneas | 0 | |
222966258 | Etruscans | people from Etruria , ( north of Rome) that took control of Rome and Latium. Ruled Rome for more than 100 years. Built up Rome, streets, temples. Skilled metal workers Rome became rich from mining and trade | 1 | |
222966259 | Roman Republic | The period from 507 to 31 B.C.E., during which Rome was governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate. | 2 | |
222966260 | Roman Law/ 12 Tablets | TABLE I Procedure: for courts and trials TABLE II Trials, continued. TABLE III Debt TABLE IV Rights of fathers (paterfamilias) over the family TABLE V Legal guardianship and inheritance laws TABLE VI Acquisition and possession TABLE VII Land rights TABLE VIII Torts and delicts (Laws of injury) TABLE IX Public law TABLE X Sacred law TABLE XI Supplement I TABLE XII Supplement II | 3 | |
222966261 | Plebeians | one of the common people in roman republic, a person who had no say in government. | 4 | |
222966262 | Tribal Assembly | assembly organized by plebeians that elected tribunes and made laws for common people | 5 | |
222966263 | Patricians | the wealthy class in Roman society; landowners | 6 | |
222966264 | Senate | In ancient Rome, the supreme governing body, originally made up only of aristocrats. | 7 | |
222966265 | Consul | one of two officials who led the government in the ancient Roman republic | 8 | |
222966266 | Roman Roads | Many miles of roads throughout the Roman Empire that allowed for easier trade and movement of soldiers. It also made it easy for enemies to travel to Rome. All roads did lead to Rome. | 9 | |
222966267 | Punic War | a series of wars fought between Rome and Carthage | 10 | |
222966268 | Carthage | an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis | 11 | |
222966269 | Triumvirate | a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority | 12 | |
222966270 | Julius Caesar | Leader in Rome. Had much success in military ventures. Became the self-declared dictator of road. | 13 | |
222966271 | Marc Antony | A general of Julius Caesar. Became governor of Egypt. Fell in love with Cleopatra. | 14 | |
222966272 | The Ptolemy Line (Egypt) | An Egyptian dynasty of Macedonian kings. | 15 | |
222966273 | Cleopatra VII | A beautiful Egyptian Queen. Lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Octavian defeated the forces led by her and Antony. She killed herself in order to escape capture by Octavian. | 16 | |
222966274 | "Veni, Vidi, Vici" | I came, I saw, I conquered. -Julius Caesar | 17 | |
222966275 | Roman Empire | Empire established by Augustus Caesar after the decline of the Roman Republic. | 18 | |
222966276 | Jesus of Nazareth | The Savior of the Jews, born in Bethlehem. Formed the basis of Christianity. | 19 | |
222966277 | Paul of Tarsus | "Paul the Apostle" Highly educated Roman Jew. Disciple of Jesus. Helped spread Christianity. | 20 | |
222966278 | Disciple | someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another | 21 | |
222966279 | Constantine/ Constantinople | Reunited Rome by temporarily taking control/ A new capital of Rome created by and named after Constantine | 22 | |
222966280 | Edict of Milan | a ruling by Constantine that allowed Christians to openly practice their faith in the Roman empire. (330AD) | 23 | |
222966281 | Theodosius the Great | Roman emperor who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire | 24 | |
222966282 | Schism | division of a group into opposing factions | 25 | |
222966283 | Eastern Roman Empire | another name for the byzantine empire | 26 | |
222966284 | Germanic Invaders | A group of people grouped in present day Germany that invaded and eventually conquered Rome. | 27 | |
222966285 | Fall of the Roman Empire | Germanic tribes weakened the Romans until the emperors were replaced by barbaric chieftains. However, they respected their Roman subjects traditions and learnded from them. | 28 |