Ancient Rome

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Sicily

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A island that is located in the middle of the med. sea a narrow pen. with a detective shape.

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Apennines

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A mountain range thatruns all the way down the boot from north to south

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Latium

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A plain that latin speaking people built the city of rome

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Tiber River

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A site that is 15 miles that gave romans a source of water and a way to med. sea

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Romulus and Remus

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Twin brothers that founded the the city Rome. They were abandoned near the Tiber River and was rescued by a wolf and raised by a shepard. built the city in 753 B.C

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Aeneas

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A Trojan hero that had a group of followers that traveld around the Mediterranean sea after the Trojan war.

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Latins

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The Latins were belived to had lived in the area of rome early as 1000 B.C. They built huts on rome hills,tened herds,and grew crops

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Etruscans

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One of the groupes that joined in italy. Ater 650 B.C they moved south and took control of rome and most of latium

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Etruia

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Were the Etruscans lived.

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Tarquins

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They were beganing to be more and more cruel and finally they rebelled and over threw them.

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Republic

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Is a form of government in which the leader is not a king or queen but someone put in office by citizens that are allowed to vote

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Legion

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Smaller groups that the romans put soldiers in becasue its easerier to fight.

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Patricians

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Were wealthy landowners. They also made Romans ruling class.

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Plebians

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This group is full of artians,shopkeepers,and owners of small farms

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Consuls

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The top governement officals.

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Veto

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To reject , the others decision

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Praetors

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A important offical Their main job was to intercept the law and act as judges in court

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dictator

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oppressive ruler with complete control over the state

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Cincinnatus

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The best~known dictator in 460 B.C he became dictator. he had defeated the enemy and did not want to keep his power.

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Carthage

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Powerful rivall to the romans in the med. sea in north africa phoenicians founed this about 800 B.C

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Hannibal

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The greatest general and attacked rome in 218 B.C that started the second punic war.

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Cannae

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The battle that the romans suffered in 216 B.C which hannibal army defeted them

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Scipio

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A general that invaeded carthage

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Zama

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A battle that scipios troops defeated the carthaginians.

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Latifundia

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Large farming estates

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Julus caesar

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A military man that was not richhe also formed the first triumvirate.

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Triumvirate

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A political alliance of three people

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Rubicon

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A small river at the southern boundary of his command

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Octavian

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Ceasers grandnephew,who had inherited caesars wealth.

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Antony

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One of caesars top generals and created the second triumvirate in 43 B.C

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Actium

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A battle off the west coast of greece

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Cicero

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A political leader

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Augustus

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Otavian's title of that name because it meant "the revered or majestic one"

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Pax Romana

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"Rome peace" this force consisted of about 9,000 men in charge of the emperior

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Caligula

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One of the three emperors that came from augutus family they were called the julioclaudian emperors also was proved to be a cruel leader

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Nero

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One of the three emperors that came from augutus family they were called the julioclaudian emperors. he was one that was proved to be a cruel leader

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Hadrian

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one of the five emperors was known as the good emperor.

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Aqueduct

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A human-made channel for carrying water long distances

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Rhine River

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Were the trajan successors set up the empires northern bounaries

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Danube River

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Were the trajan successors set up the empires northern bounaries

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puteoli

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One of the largest port citys on the bay of Naples

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Ostia

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Also one of the largest ports thats at the mouth of the tiber

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Currency

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A system of money

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Vault

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A curved ceiling

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Virgil

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The roman writer wrote somt ideas about the odyssey

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Horace

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The poet that wrote Satires

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Satires

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Greek modles

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Odes

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Poems that express strong emotions about life

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Galen

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A Greek doctor that brought many medical ideas to rome

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Anatomy

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The study of body structure

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Ptolemy

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Scientist of the roman empire he lived in alexandria in egypt

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Forum

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A open space that served as a market place and public square

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Gladiators

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Fought animals and each other. MOst of them were enslaved

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paterfamilias

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Father of the family

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Spartacus

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A gladeator that lead a slave revolt

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Plague

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A disease that spreads quickly

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Inflation

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Rapidly increased prices

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Barter

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Exchange goods without using money

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Dioletian

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A general that became emperor. he introduced reform to stop the emperors decline

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Reform

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Political changes to make things better

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Constatine

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General that became emperor in A.D 312 to aid the the economy he issued several orders

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Canstantinople

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Constatine builta forum and amphitheater it became the city of canstantinople

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Theodosius

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Stoped the fighting in 337 A.D it was dificult for him so he divided the empire after his death

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Alaric

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The visigoth leader that captured rome its self

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Odoacer

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A germanic general that overthrew the western emperor

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Justinian

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Became empror in A.D 52 and ened in 565 A.D. he was a strong leader

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Mosaics

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Pictures made from many bits of colored glass or stone

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Saints

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Christian holy people