Terms
Rome's government where elected leaders did the law-making.
What is the Republic?
A bridge-like structure that allowed soldiers to board enemy ships.
What is corvus?
The date of the founding of Rome.
When was April 21, 753 B.C.?
Two cultures who fought during the Punic Wars.
Who were the Romans and Carthaginians?
The Gracchi brothers worked on these reforms to help the Roman people.
What is give farmers back their land?
Northern neighbors of the Romans who greatly influenced Roman culture, architecture, engineering, and religion.
Who were the Etruscans?
Roman military fighting formation.
What is testudo?
According to Roman myths and legends, they founded the city of Rome.
The cause of the first Punic War.
The members of the First Triumverate.
Who were Crassus, Caesar, & Pompey?
Roman military sandals.
What were caligae?
The upper-class citizens of Rome.
Who were the patricians?
3 rights all male citizens had.
What is voting, serving in the army, and owning land?
Winner of the Punic Wars.
What is Rome?
Julius Caesar was assassinated for this reason.
What is he had too much power?
The lower-class citizens of Rome.
Who were the plebians?
Who are legionairies?
The "highest" position in Roman government where men served for 1 year.
Who was a consul?
Hannibal decided to take his army over this mountain range to go into Italy.
What are the Alps?
What was getting revenge for Caesar's death?
The general of the Carthaginians.
Who was Hannibal?
Non-Roman citizen soldiers.
Who are auxiliaries?
Group of people who were NOT considered citizens of ancient Rome.
Who are slaves.
The problem caused by the latifundias in Rome.
What are overcrowded cities?
This was the outcome of Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon River.
What is he was committing treason and starting a civil war?