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| mountain range in northern Italy |
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| mountain range that runs south through Italy |
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| island located off the southwest tip of Italy |
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| the river near where the city-state of Rome began |
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| people that established a farming village that grew into Rome |
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Sea traders;
harsh kings were overthrown by the Latins |
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the wealthy noble families in Rome;
upper class |
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the common people in Rome;
lower class |
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| government run by elected officials |
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| chief officials that held power over Rome for 1 year |
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| council of representatives in the Roman Republic |
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| 10 officials that guarded the rights of the plebeians |
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"I forbid" in Latin;
used to stop unfair laws |
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| the first Roman Code of Law |
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| a city-state in North Africa that fought Rome in the Punic Wars |
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Rome's main square
(center of the city-state) |
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| Largest outdoor arena (track) where chariots were raced |
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| round outdoor arena where gladiator fights were held |
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| domed temple for the gods and goddesses |
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| the greatest of all aqueducts |
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Romance language;
the basis of French, Spanish, and Italian |
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"Peace of Rome";
lasted 200 years |
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| a population count that is taken every 10 years |
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| pictures made of small pieces of glass or stone |
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| poet that wrote the epic "Aedeid" about Aneas from Troy |
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| a public speaker (orator) and writer of speeces and letters |
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| governor of Gaul that became a dictator and was assassinated |
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Augustus Caesar
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| ruler of Rome during the "Golden Age"; first emperor of Rome |
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| first Roman emperor to become a Christian |
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