Social Studies

People that played a major role in shaping Roman civilization

- Two brothers in Roman mythology who are credited with the founding of Rome

• - Cruel ruling group of people that the Romans
• overthrew

- A group of 6,000 soldiers

- A form of government in which its citizens vote for its leader

- The mountain range that runs the length of Italy

- Latin word for “I forbid”

An artisan, shopkeeper, or owner of a small farm

- The ruling class and top officials of the Roman Republic

- Rome’s most important legislative, lawmaking body

- A ruler with complete control over the state

- The Roman general who helped win the Second Punic War

- A wealthy landowner

Best known early Roman dictator of the Republic

•Rome’s first code of law

•Adopted around 451 B.C.