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28 Cards in this Set
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Alps |
Mountains in South Europe |
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Apennines |
Mountains that go through Italy |
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Aqueducts |
Human - made channel built to carry water |
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Caesar/Crassus/Pompey |
Ruled Pompeii |
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Caligula |
A roman emperior |
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Carthage |
Ancient city on the coast of Africa |
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Common Currency |
To change the exchange rates |
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Consuls |
One of the two top officials in ancient Rome |
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Council of Plebs |
A popular assembly of the ancient rome |
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Dictator |
A person who ruled with complete power in emergencies |
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Etruscans |
People who lived in the ancient region of the Italian peninsula |
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First Punic War |
Was fought for control over the ancient islands of Corsica and Sicily |
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Greeks |
Lived in Greece |
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Latifundia |
Large farming estates in ancient Rome |
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Latium |
Region in west central Italy |
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Legion |
Small unit of the Roman army made up of about 6,000 men |
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Nero |
Emperor of Rome |
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Patricians |
Wealthy landowner and member of the ruling class in ancient Rome |
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Pax Romana |
Long era of peace and safety in the Roman Empire |
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Plebeians |
Member of the common people in ancient Rome |
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Pompeii |
an ancient city in western Italy |
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Praetors |
an important government official in ancient Rome |
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Remus |
Twin brother of Romulus |
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Republic |
type of government where the leader is not a king or queen and is elected by citizens |
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Romulus |
Killed his twin brother Remus |
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Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus |
brothers who served as tribunes |
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Triumvirate |
a three-person ruling group |
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Twelve Tables |
the earliest attempt at laws |
