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Details Title: Roman History - 1 Description: Power & Glory - 1 Total Flash Cards: 43 Created: 10/27/2004 05:54:45	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term consul Definition one of two highest officials in the Republic Term augurs Definition soothsayers (prophets) who studied the flight of birds Term SPQR (Senatus Populusque Romanus) Definition official initials of the Roman Republuc Term Tuscany Definition land of the Etruscan people Term Sabines Definition people who unwillingly provided women to the early Roman settlers Term Tullius Definition Etruscan king who established the Roman Senate Term Tiber Definition river that runs through Rome Term Greeks Definition founded early colonies in Italy before the Romans Term Julia Definition Augustus's banished daughter Term Ovid Definition poet banished by Augustus for his erotic poetry Term Brutus Definition Roman who organized the overthrow of the Etruscan Kingdom Term Etruscans Definition highly civilized people in n. Italy before the Romans Term Stoics Definition school of philosophy that prized valor and self-sacrifice Term Tarquin Definition last of the Etruscan kings Term res publica Definition Latin for "republic": "the public thing" Term funerals Definition Etruscan ___ were the origin of gladiatorial games. Term Lucretia Definition virtuous Roman woman violated by Etruscans Term aqueduct Definition Rome's greatest architectural feat Term Hesperia Definition ancient name of Italy Term Celts Definition These people sacked Rome in the early days (386 B.C.). Term Romulus Definition founded the city of Rome Term Livy Definition Roman historian who wrote of its early days Term Valerian Definition Roman emperor humliated by the Persians in 260 A.D. Term Carthage Definition Rome's great opponent in the Punic Wars Term Rubicon Definition small river separating Italy from Gaul, crossed by Julius Caesar Term Marius Definition reformed the Roman army around 100 B.C., creating professional soldiers Term Cannae Definition Battle of __: terrible Roman defeat in the 2nd Punic War Term decimation Definition the terribly punishment for cowardice in battle Term Cincinnatus Definition farmer turned dictator then farmer again Term Sulla Definition first general to seize power in Rome backed by his troops Term Hadrian Definition emperor who built a wall separating Roman Britain from Scotland Term Baal Definition god of the Carthaginians Term Pompey Definition great Roman general and Julius Caesar's #1 opponent Term Trajan Definition emperor who added Dacia (Romania) to the Empire, its last conquest Term Masada Definition Jewish fortress on the Dead Sea Term Vercingetorix Definition Gallic freedom fighter defeated by Julius Caesar Term Claudius Definition emperor who added Britain to the Empire in the 40s A.D. Term Alesia Definition great victory of Julius Caesar, final battle with the Gauls Term Scipio Africanus Definition Roman general who won the 2nd Punic War Term Zama Definition battle where Hannibal was defeated by the Romans, ending 2nd Punic War Term Sardinia Definition island won by Rome in 1st Punic War Term Hannibal Definition leader of Carthage in 2nd Punic War Term expression meaning "this side of the Alps" Definition cisalpine