Roman Empire

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Citizenship

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Citizenship is the status of a person recognized under the custom or law as being a legal member of a sovereign state.

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Twelve Tables

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The Laws of the Twelve Tables, c.450 B.C. The earliest attempt by the Romans to create a code of law was the Laws of the Twelve Tables.

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Republic

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a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

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Senate

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Full Definition of senate. 1 : an assembly or council usually possessing high deliberative and legislative functions: asa : the supreme council of the ancient Roman republic and empire : the second chamber in the bicameral legislature of a major political unit (as a nation, state, or province)

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Patrician

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an aristocrat or nobleman.

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Plebian

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also plebian, "of or characteristic of the lower class," 1560s in a Roman historical sense, from Latin plebeius "belonging to the plebs," earlier plebes, "the populace, the common people" (as opposed to patricians, etc.), also "commonality; the mass, the multitude; the lower class,

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Emporer

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The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman Empire during the imperial period (starting in 27 BC). The emperors used a variety of different titles throughout history. Often when a given Roman is described as becoming "emperor" in English, it reflects his taking of the title Augustus or Caesar.

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Empire

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an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.

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Julius Caesar

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Gaius Julius, c100–44 B.C., Roman general, statesman, and historian. 2. a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian, and later of the heirs presumptive. 3. any emperor.

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Caesar Augustus

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Also called Octavian (before 27 b.c.) (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ; Augustus Caesar) 63 b.c.–a.d. 14, first Roman emperor 27 b.c.–a.d. 14: reformer, patron of arts and literature; heir and successor to Julius Caesar. 2. a title of office given to rulers of the Roman Republic after Octavianus. 3. a male given name.

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Aquaduct

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an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge supported by tall columns across a valley.

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Colosseum

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The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and sand, it is the largest amphitheatre ever built.

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Monarchy

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a form of government with a monarch at the head.

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Dictatorship

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government by a dictator.

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Gladiator

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(in ancient Rome) a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena.

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Forum

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The Roman Forum is a rectangular forum surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome.

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Gaul

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2. Latin Gallia. a province of the ancient Roman Empire, including the territory corresponding to modern France, Belgium, the S Netherlands, Switzerland, N Italy, and Germany W of the Rhine. ... a native or inhabitant of France. Examples from the Web for Gaul Expand.

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Slaves

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Accountants and physicians were often slaves. Greek slaves in particular might be highly educated. Like modern slavery, slavery in ancient Rome was an abusive and degrading institution where cruelty was commonplace. Unskilled slaves, or those sentenced to slavery as punishment, worked on farms, in mines, and at mills.

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Romulus

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the founder of Rome, in 753 b.c., and its first king: a son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, he and his twin brother (Remus) were abandoned as babies, suckled by a she-wolf, and brought up by a shepherd; Remus was finally killed for mocking the fortifications of Rome, which Romulus had just founded.

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Remus

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the founder of Rome, in 753 b.c., and its first king: a son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, he and his twin brother (Remus) were abandoned as babies, suckled by a she-wolf, and brought up by a shepherd; Remus was finally killed for mocking the fortifications of Rome, which Romulus had just founded