Vocabulary and gov
Rome's government where citizens elect leaders
Republic
The sea at the center of Roman Trade and Travel
Mediterranean Sea
Two top leaders of the Roman Republic
Consuls
Stone Paths that helped armies travel quickly
roads
Rome's first true emperor
Augustus Caesar
A government ruled by one person with absolute power
Empire
Wealthy class with early power in Rome
Patricians
The river that runs through Rome
Tiber River
The Powerful group that advised and helped rule Rome
Senate
Water systems that carried water to cities (hint in Caligula's poster)
Aqueducts
Emperor linked to the great fire of Rome
Nero
a long time of peace that began under Augustus and ended after Marcus Aurelius
Pax Romana
The common people class in Rome
Plebians
Mountains running down the middle of Italy
Apennine Mountains
An emergency ruler with full power for a short time
Dictator
The language of ancient Rome
Latin
Emperor Who expanded the empire to its largest size
Trajan
The government Rome had before it became an empire
Roman Republic
A plebian representative who protected the plebeians' rights
Tribune
The river Caesar crossed that led to a civil war
Rubicon River
The center for government life in Rome
forum
A calendar started under Julius Caesar
Julian Calendar
Emperor who divided the empire into eastern and western halves
Diocletian
The western half of the Roman Empire officially fell in this year
476 CE
Rome's first written laws
The Twelve Tables
Rome's enemy city in the Punic Wars
Carthage
A status That gave Romans legal rights and helped Rome rule others
Citizenship
A famous law code created by the Byzantine Emperor
Justinian's Code
This emperor built a famous wall across Northern Britain to protect the Roman Empire
Hadrian
Heavy costs for the army and government caused Rome to raise these on its citizen
High taxes
These huge Roman farms used slave labor and were one reason poor farmers lost their land
Latifundia
Rome was located on this that stretches into the Mediterranean Sea
Italian Peninsula
This Roman became a dictator during a crisis but gave up power 15 days after because the emergency ended.
Cincinnatus
Romans used this strong building material to create large structure like domes, arches, and building that have lasted for centuries
Roman concrete
These two brothers tried to limit latifundia and gave land to poor Romans
the Gracchus Brothers
In 390 bce, this group invaded Rome and event captured the city, shocking the Romans.
Gauls