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13 Cards in this Set
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Rome
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Region of Campania south of Latium
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Latins
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Lived in the region of Latium
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Sicily
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An island south of the Italian peninsula
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Etruscans
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Who most influenced the early development of Rome
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Republic
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leader is not a monarch and some citizens have the right to vote
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Patricians
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Wealthy landowners, who became Rome's ruling class
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plebeians
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a group of wealthy landowners
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consuls
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the chief executive officers of the roman republic
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praetors
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chief executive officers of the roman republic
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Roman Senate
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came to hold an especially important position in the roman republic
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Carthage
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the Phoenicians founded
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Hannibal
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the greatest Carthaginian general, struck back, beginning the second Punic war
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Alps
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Had an army of about 46,000 men, a large number of horses and 37 battle elephants
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