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Ancient Rome Vocabulary
Plebeans
•
men who farmed,
traded, and made
things for a living
Patricians
members of Rome’s noble
and wealthy families who
owned the land and could
be elected to the senate
Representative
• A person who is
elected by citizens
to speak or act for
them.
Roman Senate
• Lawmaking body
and most
powerful branch
of Rome’s
government
Consuls
• The 2 highest
elected officials in
the Roman
Republic.
Forum
• Ancient Rome’s
center of
government and
business.
Assembly
• Elected
representatives of
the plebeians
Twelve Tables
• The earliest
written collection
of Roman laws,
around 450 BC,
that became the
foundation of the
law.
Republic
• A state or nation
in which people
elect their leaders.
Italy
• Rome is located in
this present-day
country.
Julius Caesar
• A Roman general
who tried to make
himself dictator of
Rome. He was
killed by members
of the Roman
Senate on March
15, 44 BC.
Caesar Augustus
• In 31 BC, Julius
Caesar’s nephew
(he became the
first “emperor for
life”)
Constantine I
• Emperor in early
AD 300’s who
legalized
Christianity.
Christianity
• religion that
became the
official religion of
the Roman Empire
in A.D. 380
Dictator
• Someone who
rules with
absolute power.
Pax Romana
• A period of peace
and prosperity
which lasted for
two centuries in
Rome.
Colosseum
• A famous, huge
stadium in Rome
where contests
were held.
Gladiator
• A Roman athlete,
usually a slave,
criminal, or
prisoner who was
forced to fight for
the entertainment
of the public.
Latin
• The official
language of the
Roman Empire.
Toga
• A robe worn by
Romans that
denoted
citizenship.
Architecture
• The science of
planning and
constructing
buildings.
Romulus and
Remus----
Legendary twin brothers
who founded Rome