Rome Vocab

Sicily

Rome and Carthage fought over this island during the first Punic War

barbarians

"uncivilized" persons who fought against Rome Empire

Carthage

city who lost the Punic Wars

Plebeian

common person in Rome

Pantheon

contribution, Religious building in Rome; "Temple to all gods"

Etruscans

early ppl who lived in the northern Italian Peninsula

Greeks

early ppl who lived in the southern Italian Peninsula

Latin

early ppl who lived on the Tiber River ( where Rome is today)

Tribune

group elected to protect the interests of the Plebeians

triumvirate

group of three rulers ( Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus)

senate

in the Roman Republic a representative group of patricians

assembly

in the Roman Republic a representative group of plebeians

peninsula

land with water on three sides

Bishop

leader of early Christian community

veto

means "I forbid" in gov, stops a law from happening

Ides of march

on this day in 44 BCE Julius Caesar was assassinated

civil war

problems during the Republic bc of the gap between rich and poor

Tiber River

river running through Rome

Paul

spread Christianity in the Roman Empire

Octavian

the first emperor of Rome Empire part if the Triumvirate

Remus and Romulus

the legendary founders of Rome

colosseum

this large building was where gladiators fought- "Bread and Circuses"

concrete

this new material was used for the building instead of stone

Consuls

two elected leaders of the Senate during the Republic

Pax Romana

two hundred yrs of Roman peace started with Octavian

Patrician

wealthy(rich) landowner in Rome

Hannibal

Carthage general who fought with the elephants in the Second Punic War