People
Rome's greatest dictator
Who is Julius Caesar?
A river in central Italy that flows through the Mediterranean Sea
What is the Tiber River?
Poor Romans-- shopkeepers, Artisans, and owners of small farms
Who were the plebeians?
A smaller group of soldiers
What is a legion?
The idea that citizens have a responsibility to help their country
What is civic duty?
The twin brothers who founded Rome
Who are Romulus and Remus?
An island in Italy
What is Sicily?
Rome's ruling class and wealthy land owners
Who were the patricians?
The name of the war between Rome and Carthage
What is the Punic War?
Government officials who interpreted the law and served as judges in the court
What are praetors?
Caesar Augustus's first name before he became consul
Who is Octavian?
What Rome was built on
(Bonus +100: How many of these was it built on?)
What is a hill?
7
An era of peace that began with the rule of Caesar Augustus. Means "Roman Peace"
A group of about 6,000 soldiers made to quickly move around the battlefield
What is a legion?
Government officials chosen by Augustus to oversee each of Rome’s provinces
What is proconsul?
Carthage's greatest general
Who is Hannibal?
A person granted absolute power
What is a dictator?
The number of Punic Wars there were
What is three?
Rome's first code of laws
What are the Twelve Tables?
How Julius Caesar died
Where Carthage was located
What is north Africa?
What is a latifundia?
What Carthage and Rome were fighting over in the Punic Wars
What is Sicily?
A form of government that exists when the ruler is not a king or a queen but put there by citizens who have the right to vote
What is a republic?