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BMMS Rome Ch. 11 Nat Geo

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Rome Ch. 11
Definition
Romulus   a legendary hero said to have founded Rome  
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legend   a popular story from early times that cannot be proved  
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Aeneas   a hero of the Trojan War, who settled in Italy  
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Remus   twin brother of Romulus  
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republic   a government in which people elect their leaders  
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peninsula   a body of land surrounded by water on three sides  
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patrician   class of people made up of wealthy landowners and government officials  
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plebeian   class of mostly common farmers  
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consul   one pair of elected officials who headed ancient Rome's executive branch and commanded the army  
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Cincinnatus   a dictator chosen by the consuls to defend Rome from attack in 458B.C. He gave his power up after one day.  
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tripartite government   a type of government that has three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial  
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veto   to overrule  
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Punic Wars   a series of three long wars Rome fought against Carthage  
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civil war   an armed conflict between groups within the same country  
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Julius Caesar   a Roman general who was appointed dictator for life in 44B.C. and then was assassinated  
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Augustus(Octavian)   the first emperor of the Roman Empire in 27 B.C.  
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Pax Romana   a period of Roman peace and stability that lasted 200 years  
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SPQR   the call letters of the Roman Republic, it is Latin for the Senate and People of Rome  
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aqueduct   a channel or pipe that carries water from a spring, stream, or lake into towns  
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Colosseum   a large arena in Rome where gladiators fought  
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gladiator   a trained warrior who engaged in combat to the death to entertain the public  
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Hannibal   a general and leader of Carthage during the Punic Wars  
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Scipio   a Roman general during the Punic Wars, he defeated Hannibal  
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Twelve Tables   a written constitution passed by the patricians in 450B.C. , it established basic rights and duties for Roman citizens  
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civic duty   duties that are people are expected to perform to serve their nation,. Americans show civic duty by paying taxes, voting, and taking part in jury duty  
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Etruscans   a tribe from Northern Italy who ruled as kings over the Romans for 66 years  
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assassinate   to murder for political reasons  
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Gaul   modern day France  
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Carthage   city-sate in N. Africa which Rome fought in the Punic Wars  
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Latins   people who lived on the Latium plain  
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Circus Maximus   a large oval stadium used for chariot racing  
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dictator   a person invested with supreme authority during a crisis, the regular magistracy being subordinated to him until the crisis was met.  
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mosaic   a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.  
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Cicero   a Roman consul who was a great speaker  
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senate   a powerful branch of the Roman government made up of 300 patrician men who served for life  
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latifundia   Large farm estates in Rome owned by wealthy patricians. (Latin: lātus, "spacious" + fundus, "farm, estate")  
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toga   cloth of perhaps 20 ft in length which was wrapped around the body and was generally worn over a tunic.  
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augur   a religious official and priest who observed natural signs, especially the behavior of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.  
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legionary   a professional Roman soldier  
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arch   a usually curved part of a structure that is over an opening and that supports a wall or other weight above the opening  
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amphitheater   an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles  
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facses   bundle of rods bound around an ax, symbol of Roman authority  
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paterfamilias   the male head of a family or household.  
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census   the official count of a population every 10 years  
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patriarchy   a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line  
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pantheon   all the gods of a religion  
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Seven Hills   Rome was founded over these; These helped to protect the city from attack.  
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First Triumvirate   60 BCE, unofficial coalition between Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus  
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Ides of March   March 15, 44 BC the day Caesar was murdered  
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