Legends of Rome
Gov & Empire Vocab
Etruscan Influence
General Rome Vocab
100

He is the legendary founder of Rome

Romulus

100

Number of men that served in the Senate

300

100

Etruscan soldiers wore these to protect themselves and gain an advantage in war. 

Heavy leather shoes
100

This river runs through central Italy

Tiber

200

This is the name of the brother that Romulus killed

Remus

200

This brought 200 years of peace and prosperity to Rome

Pax Romana

200

Signs from the gods about the future

Omens

200

Roman Republic public square where people would meet; center of civic life

Forum

300

This group settled on the Palatine hill

The Latins

300

An official count of the population

Census

300

This was an important Etruscan architectural contribution that Romans later used in bridges and aqueducts.

The arch

300

Early rulers of Rome, who influenced later Roman culture

The Etruscans

400

Tell me at least 2 parts of the myth of Romulus and Remus

Romulus and Remus were twin brothers raised by a wolf, according to legend. Mother was a princess. Later found and raised by a shepherd.

Romulus killed Remus after an argument over who would found the city, and Romulus became Rome's legendary founder.

400
The title of an absolute ruler with complete power

Dictator

400

This was a bundle of rods bound around an ax. It was a symbol of power

Fasces

400

The name for the wealthy, upper-class citizens

Patricians

500

He was the first Emperor of Rome

Augustus

500

They were the foundation for all future Roman Laws; first written laws of Rome

The Twelve Tables

500

People who can predict the future

Soothsayers

500

Name for the middle and lower-class citizens

Plebians

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