History Flashcards (Roman Republic/Empire) Flashcards

144104653	Republic	Power rests with citizens who have the right to vote to select their leaders.	0
144104654	Patricians	Aristocratic landowners who held most of the power.	1
144104655	Plebeians	Common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population	2
144104656	Tribunes	Tribunes were plebeians who protected the rights of the plebeians.	3
144104657	Senate	Aristocratic branch of Rome's government.	4
144104658	Dictator	A leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army. Ex. Julius Caesar	5
144104659	Legion	Roman soldiers were organized into legions. Legions were made up of some 5,000 soldiers (infantry)	6
144104660	Punic Wars	A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage (264-146 B.C.); resulted in the destruction of Carthage and Rome's dominance over the western Mediterranean.	7
144104661	Hannibal	Military strategist who wanted to avenge Carthage's earlier defeat.	8
144104662	Scipio	Roman general who admired Hannibal and eventually defeated Hannibal and his forces.	9
144104663	Civil War	Conflict between people within the same country.	10
144104664	Julius Caesar	Dictator who brought peace and order to Rome.	11
144104665	1st Triumvirate	Made up of Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey.	12
144104666	Triumvirate	A group of three rulers.	13
144104667	Absolute Ruler	One who has total power.	14
144104668	2nd Triumvirate	Made up of Octavian (Augustus), Lepidus, and Mark Antony.	15
144104669	Pax Romana	Roman Peace	16
144104670	Gladiators	Professional fighters who fought to death in public contests.	17
144104671	Carthage	City in North Africa, ruled by the Phoenicians.	18
144104672	Rome	City on the Italian Penninsula, center of the Roman civilization.	19
144104673	Gaul	Present-day France and Province of the Roman Republic/Empire.	20