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People 100
Two of the first heroes
from Ancient Rome;
one killed the other
and built Rome
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People 100 A
Romulus & Remus
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People 200
A powerful general that
became a dictator, but
was later assassinated
by a group of Senators
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People 200A
Julius Caesar
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People 300
Carthaginian general; who
fought in the Punic War
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People 300A
Hannibal
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People 400
Married Marc Antony; later
committed suicide with him
when he was defeated in
battle
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People 400A
Cleopatra
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People 500
Group who
influenced Roman
society; built first
temple, first sewer,
influenced Roman
alphabet and
numbers Answer
People 500A
Etruscans
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People 600
Traveled from Troy to Italy and
became one of the first people to
settle in the Roman area
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People 600 A
Aeneas
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Vocabulary 100
Common people
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Vocabulary 100A
Plebeians
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Vocabulary 200
A person who is a good public
speaker
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Vocabulary 200A
Orator
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Vocabulary 300
The official language of
the Roman Empire
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Vocabulary 300A
Latin
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Vocabulary 400
A government where the people
elect the leaders for them
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Vocabulary 400A
Republic
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Vocabulary 500
Someone who rules with
absolute power
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Vocabulary 500A
Dictator
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Vocabulary 600
Latin for “first citizen”
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Vocabulary 600A
Princeps
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Government 100
Latin for “I forbid”
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Government 100A
Veto
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Government 200
Methods of balancing power;
important so that one
branch of the government
did not become too powerful
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Government 200 A
Checks and balances
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Government 300
The most powerful
elected officials; consuls
were in this branch
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Government 300A
Magistrates
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Government 400
Branch of Roman Tripartite
Government; protected
plebeians; elected
magistrates and had veto
power
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Government 400A
Assemblies and Tribunes
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Government 500
A council of wealthy and powerful
citizens who advised the leaders
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Government 500A
Senate
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Government 600
Came to power in 458 BCE;
probably the most famous
dictator of Rome; known for
giving up his power and
returning to his farm
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Government 600A
Cincinnatus
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Monuments 100
The Romans built these to bring
water from the mountains to
their city
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Monuments 100A
Aqueducts
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Monuments 200
A race track that was designed
for chariot racing; could seat
over 300,000 people
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Monuments 200A
Circus
Maximus
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Monuments 300
A stadium opened in 80 CE;
nicknamed the “Arena of Death”
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Monuments 300A
Coliseum
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Monuments 400
Defensive barrier designed to
say “Stop! This is the border
of the Roman Empire!”
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Monuments 400A
Hadrian’s Wall
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Monuments 500
Temple to the gods; known for
the oculus in the roof
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Monuments 500A
Pantheon
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Monuments 600
A victory column; now with a
statue of St. Peter on top of
it
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Monuments 600A
Trajan’s Column
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More People 100
The first Roman emperor;
originally name Octavian
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More People 100A
Caesar Augustus
or
Augustus
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More People 200
Roman emperor who made
Christianity the official
language in 312 CE
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More People 200A
Constantine
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More People 300
Rome’s wealthy people
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More People 300A
Patricians
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More People 400
An emperor who fiddled
while Rome burned;
started well, but became
cruel
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More People 400A
Nero
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More People 500
A gladiator who became a
slave and then led
thousands of people in a
revolt against Rome
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More People 500A
Spartacus
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More People 600
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Emperor who came from
Spain; known as a near-
perfect emperor
More People 600A
Trajan
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