Daily Life
Women could get married at the age of ______.
12.
A legion was made up of how many men?
6,000 men.
The leader of the Carthaginian Army, very clever in his battles.
Hannibal Barca.
The Roman government was called a ______ because citizens voted on representatives to make the laws.
Representative government
The two brothers who supposedly founded Rome.
Romulus and Remus.
Rich, landowning citizens, basically in charge of the government.
Patricians
The formation Rome used in most battles.
Phalanx
King Philip lead this country, who wanted to start a war on Rome.
Macedonia
Someone who took complete control over the government during tough times.
Dictator
Group of people that influenced Rome to the north
Etruscans
The poorer Roman Citizens, who had pretty much no representation in the government.
Plebeians or Plebs
Number of men that made up a century
100
The Roman general during the Punic Wars, was later elected consul.
Scipio
The laws written down on tablets and displayed for everyone to see.
The Twelve Tables
A group of many gods was called a
pantheon
Who received the most education in Rome?
wealthy boys
Professional Roman soldier
legionary
How many Punic Wars were there?
3
A brilliant speaker, used his speeches to attack those who he thought were threats to the government.
Cicero
The center of Rome, where the Twelve Tables were displayed, the meeting place of the Roman Senate and markets with everything from local fruit to Greek pottery.
The Forum
the senior male, head of the house
paterfamilias
How long (maximum) did a legionary serve in the army for?
16 years
The machine Rome used to destroy Carthage's walls
catapult
To reject each other's laws or decisions.
Veto
The guy who first attempted to give Plebeians more land, but then was killed by the Senate
Tiberius Gracchus