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A Roman farmer, tradesperson, or craftsperson
Plebeian
The nobility and law making segment of the Roman republic
Patricians
City covered by Ash
Pompeii
Latin word for "I forbid"
Veto
What did the Roman government take in order to know how many people to tax
census
His legacy is the idea that Rome was too large and must be divided
Diocletian
Woman who saved the Byzantine Empire
Theodora
Military hero and Rome's most famous hero
Julius Caesar
Most famous Roman temple
Pantheon
Legendary founders of Rome
Romulus and Remus
Former name of France
Gaul
Rome enslaved 50,000 Carthaginians
Punic Wars
The distinct honor of first bishop of Rome went to which friend of Jesus?
Peter
Rome's first code of law
Twelve Tables
Who did Rome fight for control of the Mediterranean region during the Punic Wars?
Carthage
How was Julius Caesar seen by Rome's lower classes and army
As a hero
True or False...The agora was a Roman invention.
False! It was a Greek invention
What did Constantine make as one of the official religions of the Roman Empire?
Christianity
What helped increase Roman trade?
Roman currency
Who did Roman townspeople elect to run their government
representatives
Political alliance of three people
triumvirate
Roman historian who eased Plebeian revolt
Livy
How did Caesar's dictatorship change the Roman way of life?
It began the Roman republic
True or False... the trireme was an invention of Rome
False! It was a Greek invention
Citizens have the right to vote for government officials in a _________________________
republic