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A wealthy, land-holding, upper-class, group of powerful Romans, that made up the Senate in Rome
Patricians
A ruler with total control over the peopld. Example: Julius Caesar.
Dictator
The day Julius Caesar was assassinated, March 15th.
The Ides of March
The ruler of an empire.
Emporer
A follower.
Disciple
To punish people for their beliefs.
Persecute
The leader of the Roman Catholic church.
Pope
Someone who destroys (vandalizes) property.
Vandal
The river where Rome was founded.
Tiber river
They lived in a region of Latium, spoke Latin, were herders and farmers
Latins
Lived in the northern part of Rome, and soon controlled it by 650 BC. They turned Rome into a huge city.
The Etruscans
Large body of water that touches borders of northern Africa, Europe, & Asia Minor.
Mediterranean Sea
A government where some citizens have the right to vote.
Republic
A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage (264-146 B.C.); resulted in the destruction of Carthage and Rome's dominance over the western Mediterranean.
Punic Wars
The mountain range running down through Italy. They run N to S and S to N.
The Appennines
200 year period of peace in Rome.
Pax Romana
