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etruscans
greek colonists living north of rome
republic
people chose some officials
patricians
members of the upper landholding class
consuls
supervise the business of government+ command armies
dictators
rulers
plebeians
farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders who made up bulk of government
tribunes
plebeian leaders who protect interests + could veto
veto
block laws
legion
military unit around 5000 soldiers
Imperialism
establishing control over forein lands and peoples
latifundia
huge farming estates
tiberius + Gaius Gracchus
two brothers who were one of the firsts to attempt reform
Julius Ceaser
military commander great emperor
Augustus
exalted one , first citizen
Census
Population Count
Hadrian
one in a series of good emperors
Virgil
thought rome and Greece were equal
Satirize
make fun of
mosaic
painting from colored glass
engineering
building
aqueduct
water transport
ptolemy
thought earth was the center of the universe
Diocletian
Emperor of Rome - restored order divided empire kept wealthy half gave maxima the other
inflation
rapid rise of prices
constantinople
Byzantium
Huns
nomadic people
Mercenaries
paid soldiers
Scipio
won the second punic war for rome by defeating Hannibal
Marc Antony
supporter of Julius formed Aliance with Augustus and Marcus Lepidus the alliance broke and he lost the final war of rome
Alaric
destroyed rome in 410 B.C. was a visigoth
Odoacer
ended roman empire became first ruler of italy
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ss test rome
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2011-03-10T03:25:17Z
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