A bridge on the front of a Roman ship that allowed soldiers to cross to another ship.
What is a corvus?
100
The Roman set of written laws that were publicly displayed for all to see.
What are the Twelve Tables?
100
The Punic wars were fought between the Roman Empire and this city.
What is Carthage?
200
Roman soldiers.
What are legionaries?
200
A division of Roman soldiers.
What is a legion?
200
The length of time that a Roman senator served.
What is life?
200
During this Punic War, Romans used the corvus to help them win naval victories.
What is the First Punic War?
300
A Roman lower class person.
What is a plebeian?
300
A wealthy, Roman upper class person.
What is a patrician?
300
The amount of time that a Roman Consul served.
What is one year?
300
This Carthaginian leader brought his army, including war elephants, through the Alps to surprise the Romans.
Who is Hannibal?
400
To vote against or say no to.
What is to veto?
400
The Roman official whose job was to protect plebeians' rights.
What is a tribune?
400
The highest members of the Roman government.
What is a consul?
400
During this Punic War, the Carthaginians roamed the Italian peninsula for over 15 years, burning farms and cities and defeating Roman armies.
What is the Second Punic War?
500
One ruler who has absolute power.
What is a dictator?
500
A large farming estate.
What is a latifundia?
500
Because they didn't like his reforms, Julius Caesar was killed by these people.
Who are senators?
500
During this Punic War, the Romans burned Carthage, killed or sold its people into slavery, and plowed salt into the farmland so that crops couldn't grow there.