Chapter 8 Vocab

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Group of artisans, shopkeepers, and small farm owners

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Plebeian

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Rome's greatest public speaker.

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Cicero

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An island near Italy's peninsula.

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Sicily

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Largest port city in Italy on the Bay of Naples.

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Puteoli

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Important Roman officials who interpreted law and acted as judges.

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Praetor

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Carthage vs. Rome for Sicily control. Rome wins.

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First Punic War

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Major influence on Roman civilization; skilled metalworkers, strong army.

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Etruscans

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Human-made channel for water transport.

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Aqueduct

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Political alliance of Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar

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First Triumvirate

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Large farming estates worked by enslaved people

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Latifundia