Ancient Rome Empire

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Julius Caesar

Roman General, then became Rome's republic leader

Tacitus

Roman Historian

Pompeii

Roman city

Pax Romana

Roman peace

What events took place around the time of the punic wars around the world

Rome became the power throughout Italy, and Carthage was also becoming very powerful

Punic Wars

Rome vs Carthage because Rome began to become to powerful

Augustus

"Exalted One"

senate

aprove/pass laws in Roman government

patrician

aristocrat

when did rome become a republic

began w/ overthrow of monarchy in 509 B.C

how did geography influence rome's development

being close to the ocean, allowed trade & travel, aqueducts used to receive fresh water from nearby mountains, also good land for farming

Greco-Roman culture

blending of cultures into one new

Constaninople

capital of Byzantine empire

Aqueduct

carries water over long distance

advantages & disadvantages of the time limits on the Roman government's service

dis- not much time to bring much change ad- one person could not have too much power

in what year was Italy invaded during the Punic Wars

during the 2nd Punic Wars

consul

elected by the gov to protect them

Diocletian

emperor, tried dividing Rome to fix issues, as well as naming himself son of a god

how was early Rome a multicultural society

it began in the middle of a few other cultures, allowing them to take good ideas from the surrounding people

legion

large military unit during the roman empire

Attila

leader of Huns

Advantage of writing down laws

no changes will be made, proof, 'written in cement' more permanent

plebian

ordinary citizen during the roman empire

inflation

rise of prices

Virgil

roman poet

dictator

ruler w/ complete power of people (EVERYTHING)

mercenary

someone payed to fight for a foreign army

tribune

someone voted by the plebians to protect them with their rights

What did the 'quiet time' during the break of the Punic Wars mean?

they needed to restore their strength, that the war was taking a toll on the empire and its' people.

republic

type of gov. where people vote for the leader

Civil War

war between people of the same country

Hannibal

Carthaginian general

differences between Rome's Patricians and Plebeians

Plebeians- poor, large amount of people, average, common people Patricians- nobles, rich, smaller group

After Diocletian became emperor of Rome, how long did the Western Roman empire survive?

...

how many years passed between the 1st and 2nd Punic Wars

23 years

triumvirate

a group of three leaders


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