Ancient Rome Empire
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?
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how many years passed between the 1st and 2nd Punic Wars
23 years
triumvirate
a group of three leaders
