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Rise of Roman Empire
Vocabulary that goes with BrainPop - Rise of Roman Empire
Term | Definition |
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Dictator | - a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force. |
Republic | Governed by representatives elected by people |
Senate | made up of noblemen |
Assembly | common working people |
Consuls | powerful judges and military leaders |
Julius Caesar | politician and military general who came from wealthy family, governed Gaul, extended Roman rule to Atlantic Ocean, started a civil war in Rome, had total control, stabbed to death in Senate |
Octavian | became commander after Caesar and known as Augustus Caesar |
Imperator | one who commands |
Pax Romana | 200 years of peace, many achievements happened during this time |
Augustus Caesar | veto any law, rule all of Rome, command army, led to Pax Romana |