Republic People
Punic Wars
Republic Gov't
Empire Gov't?
Key Terms
100
A great Trojan hero
Who is Aeneas?
100
Carthage
Who did Rome fight the Punic Wars against?
100
When people elect leaders to govern them
What is a republic
100
Roman peace
What is Pax Romana
100
methods to balance power
What are checks and balances
200
Twin brothers who founded Rome
Who were Romulus and Remus
200
The most powerful Roman general
Who is Caesar
200
A ruler who has almost absolute power
What is a dictator
200
A legal system based on a written code of laws
What is civil law
200
Consisting of three parts
tripartite
300
He was a brilliant general for Carthage
Who is Hannibal
300
A powerful man who helped rule Rome
Who is Pompey
300
Common people
What is a plebeian
300
The decay of people's values
What is corruption
300
To prohibit
What is veto
400
He was a former gladiator who challenged Rome's leaders
Who is Spartacus
400
They emerged after Caesar's assassination to take control of Rome
Who are Marc Antony and Augustus
400
nobles
What are patricians
400
Society that developed in the Eastern Roman Empire
What is the Byzantine Empire
400
Forum
Rome's public meeting place
500
He encouraged poor people to join the Roman army
Who is Gaius Marius
500
Leader of the Huns
Who is Attila
500
The most powerful magistrates
What is a consul
500
In 410 they sacked Rome
Who are the Goths
500
groups of soldiers
legions
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