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| A trojan hero that Romans believe their history could be traced to |
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| A myth in which twin brothers were rescued by a wolf after being thrown into the Tiber River. They then decided to build a city. Romulus killed Remus and the city was named Rome, after Romulus. |
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| People elect leaders to govern them |
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| Rulers with absolute power- Dictators in Rome could only stay in power for 6 months. |
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| One of Rome’s most famous dictators. He was a farmer that came to power and defeated an army where he immediately returned back to farming. |
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| the nobility in Roman Society (the rich) |
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| an elected official in Rome |
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| the two most powerful magistrates in Rome |
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| Roman Senate a council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city’s leaders |
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| Rome’s public meeting place |
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| Roman soldiers grouped into 6,000 soldiers |
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| A series of wars against Rome and Carthage (a city in Northern Africa) |
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| brilliant general for Carthage that almost defeated the Roman Empire |
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| consul that encouraged more people to join the army where before it was for rich landowners |
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| Consul that had a conflict with the other consul Gaius Marius and Civil War began in Rome |
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| Spartacus was a slave and former gladiator that led a revolt against Rome |
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| philosopher and gifted orator that wanted to limited the power of generals, more support to the senate and to restore checks and balances in government. |
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| very powerful general that was admired for bravery in battle and would eventually rule Rome |
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| Augustus- Caesar’s adopted son, also called Octavius |
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| raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities |
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| Latin, the language of Rome, developed into other languages that include French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian |
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| religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth |
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| the man Christians believed was the Jewish Messiah |
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| In Judaism, a new leader that would restore the greatness of ancient Israel; in Christianity, Jesus, a leader sent by God to bring salvation to the world |
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| a type of execution in which a person was nailed to the cross |
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| In Christianity, Jesus’s rise from the dead |
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| 12 disciples whom Jesus chose to receive special training |
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| Important figure in the spread of Christianity. He wrote letters about the Resurrection and about Salvation |
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| Emperor that turned Christian that removed the ban on religion and Christianity could be worshipped freely |
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| split the Roman Empire in half and controlled half of it because he felt the empire had gotten too big |
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| leader of the Huns, was a fearsome that raided territory in the east and took over Roman territory for some time. |
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| the decay of people’s values |
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| an eastern Roman Empire ruler that had dreams of reuniting the old Roman Empire. His army conquered Italy and much land around the Mediterranean. |
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| Justinian’s wife that was smart and powerful that helped Justinian rule |
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| society that developed in the Eastern Roman Empire |
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| One of Caesar’s former assistant’s that took over Rome after Caesar was killed |
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| Was one of the first three members of a triumvirate |
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| a legal system based on a written code of laws |
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