reform

change made to improve a

system or an organization

capable

having the skill or ability

to do something

republic

a government in which

citizens have the right to vote

and elect officials

Julius Caesar

a popular military hero who gained fame for conquering Gaul;

he took power of Rome and

becoming its dictator

assassinate

to murder a well-known

or important person

Augustus

previous name was Octavian;

he took powerafter Julius Caesar; ruled for many years and made many needed reforms in the government and army

Pax Romana

A period when Augustus was ruler of Rome and the country experienced peace and prosperity

Diocletian

A leader, who ruled Rome and divided it into two parts to control the large

troubled territory