Vocab
someone with absolute power for six months
dictator
the most famous dictator from the early roman republic
cincinnatus
Romulus and Remus
why do all roads lead to Rome
because all roads lead to Rome/clock rabbit
the two most powerful magistrates in Rome
consuls
The adopted father of octavian/augustus
Julius Ceasar
How did the Romans gain territory
correct
to prohibit
veto
The adopted son of Julius Ceasar
octavian/augustus
The leader of Carthage that later politely unilived himself to not become a Roman prisoner
Hannibal
groups of up to 6,000 soilders
legions
The emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
Justinian
Why did the Romans call the Mediterranean sea "their sea"?
Because the were dominant there and almost fully surrounded the area.
a series of wars against Carthage, a city in northern Africa
punic wars
Justinian's wife
Theodora
what new places did Rome conquer between 270BC and 100BC (at least 3 answers)
Greece, Asia minor, Carthage, Spain, Macedonia, and sicily