From Republic to Empire Vocab

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Idea for how something should be

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vision

Front

A sudden breakdown or failure

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collapsed

Front

Close estimate

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Approximately

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Julius Caesar’s grandnephew and adopted son, Octavian; Rome’s first emperor

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Caesar Augustus

Front

A ruler with absolute power

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dictator

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A Roman general who ended the Republic and became dictator for life.

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Julius Caesar

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A war between groups in the same country

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civil war

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200-year period of peace and stability

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Pax Romana

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Wars between Rome and Carthage for Mediterranean control

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Punic Wars

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A secret plan for a specific purpose to achieve an outcome.

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plot