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| Fertile plain located on the west coast of central Italy; the Tiber River runs through the plain; communities on the Plain date back over 3000 years |
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| mountain range that forms a backbone through the Italian peninsula; height made it difficult to travel across Peninsula |
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| men who belonged to the group of farmers, craftsmen or traders; were considered citizens of Rome |
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| a member of rome's noble families who owned largefarms and had plebeians working for them |
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| means "public things"; Rome's new government in which citizens had a say |
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| elected people who act for Roman citizens |
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| Oldest and most powerful branch of government; controlled by Rome's patricians |
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| third branch of Rome's government; consisted of one patrician and one plebeian; served as Rome's army commanders, and the city's most powerful judges |
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| Earliest written collection of laws on twelce wooden tablets; foundation of Roman Law |
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| A gravel clearing that was the center of life in Rome; citizens pleaded cases to the Senate; also a marketplace |
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| A gravel clearing that was the center of life in Rome; citizens pleaded cases to the Senate; also a marketplace |
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| a series of conflicts between Rome and Carthage in 200BCE ending in victory for Rome;Latin word for "Phonenicia" |
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| In 219 BCE,at 29 years old, led the Phonecian army to fight against Rome; marched through Spain and the ALPS |
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| Roman 25 year old general who defeated Hannibal in the Battle of Zama |
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| craggy mountain range at the northern end of the Italian Peninsula; Europe's highest mountain range |
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| island located to the west of the "toe" of Italy; rich farmland; originally Cathaginian lands |
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| elected representatives of the citizen assembly; worked to gain rights of the plebeians of Rome |
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| elected representatives of the citizen assembly; worked to gain rights of the plebeians of Rome |
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