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Early
Roman
Republic
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Roman
Contributions
Roman
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The two brothers
who wanted to
found Rome
Romulus and
Remus
Early civilization
that gave Rome its
language
Latium
A wealthy people
who influenced
Roman custom and
dress; they were
from the north
Etruscans
These people included
merchants, craftworkers,
laborers, soldiers and
farmers; they could not
hold public office and had
almost no voice in
government
Plebeians
The definition of
the early form of
government in
Rome
There is no king;
citizens choose
representatives to
rule (Republic)
He came to power
after one of his two
co-rulers died; he
would die a short
time later
Julius Caesar
This leader was the
first to be called
emperor, but he let
the Senate continue
to meet
Octavian, a.k.a.
Augustus
The emperor who
made his horse a
governor of a
province
Caligula
The emperor who
expanded Rome to the
largest it would ever be,
and built a wall to keep
the Scots out of the
empire
Hadrian
When this emperor died
in A.D. 180, the empire
was showing signs of
weakness (he was the
last of the good
emperors)
Marcus Aurelius
The Roman
contribution to the
world that they
were most proud of
Their Republican
form of
government
Rome had these people
act as judges; they would
greatly influence how the
United States formed the
Judicial branch and
Supreme Court
Praetors
This code of laws was
demanded by the
plebeians in return
for them serving in
the military
The Twelve Tables
Romans built this
major stadium by
plundering and
enslaving the Jews
in Palestine
The Colosseum
These two water
systems were used
by the Romans for
both leisure and
necessity
Aqueducts and
Baths
The northern most
point of the Roman
Empire was in this
present-day nation
England
The Empire saw its
golden age during
the reign of this
emperor who began
the Pax Romana
Augustus
The republic
changed to an
empire when the
leadership changed
in this way
It went from being led
by voters choosing
leaders (Senate) to
being inherited
(Emperor/dictator)
Three of the five
seas that the Roman
Empire touched at
its height
North Sea, Baltic
Sea, Mediterranean
Sea, Red Sea,
Caspian Sea
The Punic Wars
began because this
country was arguing
with Rome over who
owned Sicily
Carthage
The mountain
range that runs
through Italy
Apennines
The
three
islands
that
surround
Italy
(From top to
bottom) Corsica,
Sardinia, and Sicily
The sea
directly
to the
east of
Italy
Adriatic Sea
The two
mountain
ranges
Hannibal
had to cross
to attack
Rome
Pyrenees
Mountains and the
Alps
Name of the
small
stretch of
water
between
England
and Europe
English Channel
The Colosseum was a
stadium that held chariot
races, and could seat over
70,000 people, and was
built by this man
Vespasian
When three people
rule, including
who was in the
first one
Triumvirate;
Caesar, Crassus,
and Pompey
Rome did this to
Carthage after the
rd
3 Punic War
Enslaved 50,000
people and salted
the Earth so
nothing would
grow
He was called upon to leave his
farm and become dictator
during a crisis; he served for
just over two weeks then
stepped down and was looked
to for inspiration by George
Washington 2000 years later
Cincinnatus
The name for a group
of Roman foot
soldiers, and why it
was so successful at
the time
Legion; it organized
them into smaller
groups that could
maneuver more
easily in battle
Make your wager
Describe the three
branches of Roman
government and
what each did
1. Barbarian invasions;
2.Empire was split into two
parts; 3. lead pipes could have
made them decline mentally;
4.Christianity put the focus on
religion instead of military;
5.they hired mercenaries to
control their vast borders,
which was expensive (debt)