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17 Cards in this Set
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patricians
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wealthy aristocrats
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tribune
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office which included up to ten men whose job it was to speak for the plebians
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latifundia
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enormous plantations which used the large land size and slave labor to produce products at a much cheaper cost than could the traditional, smaller Roman landowners
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Octavian Augustus
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Caesar's nephew and adopted heir, as leader of Rome
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Pax Romana
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period of domestic peace and foreign expansion for Rome
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pater familias
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patriarchal tradition in which the eldest male ruled the household, deciding virtually all matters for family members, free servants, and slaves, including the questions of life and death
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Mare Nostrum
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Latin for "Our sea"; an affectionate Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea
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Cleopatra
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Hellenistic ruler of Egypt, mothered children from both Caesar and Antony, and funded Roman military endeavors
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Marc Antony
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one of the triumvirs who ruled Rome in the power vacuum following Caesar's death
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plebeians
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common Roman citizens
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Jesus of Nazareth
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a charismatic leader who taught peace, devotion to God, and love for fellow human beings
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Republic
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a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch,where the people of that state or country (or at least a part of that people)have impact on its government,and that is usually indicated as a republic
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Colosseum
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elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire
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Consuls
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two executives at the head of the Roman government structure
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Celtics
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main occupants of the Swiss plateau in the 1st century BC commented on heavily by Caesar in his commentary on the Gallic War
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Punic Wars
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series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC
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Bread and circuses
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ancient Roman metaphor for people choosing food and fun over freedom
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