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| People who lived in the region of Latium, also spoke Latin (and Indo-European language). |
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| people who most influenced the early development of Rome, located in Etruria. |
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| Form of government where the leader is not a monarch and some citizens have the right to vote for representatives. |
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| Select group of 300 patricians who served in their positions for life. |
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| Territory founded by the Phoenicians around 800 B.C.E. ont he coast of North Africa. |
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| Carthaginian general who tried to attak Rome in the Second Punic War. |
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| River that formed the southern boundary of Rome, crossed by Caesar and his army. |
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| Term that means absolute ruler. |
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| A title awarded to Octavian, it means revered one. |
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| Term that means commander in chief. |
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| Time of peace and prosperity in Rome known as the Roman Peace. |
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| Distinguished Roman poet who wrote the Aeneid. |
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| Roman writer who wrote "Satires," whish told funny stories about Romans. |
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| Roman Historian who wrote "The Early History of Rome." |
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| The dominant male of the Roman household. |
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| Leader of a famous slave revolt in 73 B.C.E. |
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| Apartment blocks inhabitied by the poor of Rome. |
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| Land of the old Jewish kingdom which was made a Roman province in 6 C.E. |
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| Roman government official who oversaw a province. |
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| The regular church members. |
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| First Christian emperor of Rome who passed the bestowed imperial favor on Christianity. |
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| Emperor who adopted Christianity as the official religion of Rome. |
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| Rapid increase in prices. |
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| Asian group that began a chain reaction, resulting in the Germanic attacks on Rome. |
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| Germanic tribe who sacked Rome in 410 C.E. |
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| Germanic tribe who sacked Rome in 455 C.E. |
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