Vocab
What is: Language of the Ancient Romans
What is: Latin
What is: the definition of plebeians
What is: class of Roman commoners made up of minor land owners, farmers, merchants, and craftsmen
When the Romans overthrew the last Etruscan king in 509 BC, they became the ____
What is: The Roman Republic
What was the first event on the timeline for Ancient Rome
What is:Roman Republic collapsed, beginning of Roman Empire
What is: Lowest class and no freedom. They were considered property of the landowners.
What is: Slaves
What is: government run by three people with equal power
What is: triumvirate
What is: the definition of Punic Wars
What is: Armed conflicts between Ancient Rome and Carthage
The _____ led Roman army into battles and ran the government.
What is: consuls
What was the second event on the timeline for Ancient Rome
What is: Roman Republic was created
What: Were once slaves but now recovered their freedom. They still had major restrictions on their legal rights
What is: Freedmen
What is: The first code of laws in Ancient Rome –Adopted in 450 BC.
What is: The Twelve Tables
What is: the definition of consul
What is: a chief executive in Roman government
_____were once slaves but now recovered their freedom.
What is: Freedmen
What was the third event on the timeline for Ancient Rome
What is: The Twelve Tables were written
What is: This class was the majority of the Roman society and were the less wealthy craftspeople, merchants, and land owners.
What is: Nobles & Patricians
What is: commander in chief
What is: imperator
What is: the definition of a dictator
What is: an absolute ruler (ex: Julius Caesar)
During the Punic Wars, many battles were fought between Rome and ______
What is: Carthage
What event occurred due to the disparity between the rich and the poor in the Roman Empire?
What is: Slaves rebel (kill owners free themselves) with famous gladiator
What is: Officials and advisories. They were great landowners who were Rome's ruling class.
What is:Senators
What is: The peace that existed between two nationalities within the Roman empire
What is: Pax Romana
What is: the definition of patricians
What is: Major land owners that formed the ruling class
The Romans designed _____ to carry water from rivers all the way to the cities.
What is: aqeducts
What was the last event event on the timeline for Ancient Rome
What is: Roman Empire collapses
What is: This class had great political power, they served for life. This class is filled with the wealthiest of nobles
What is:Plebeians