Ancient Rome Vocabulary Set #2

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Julius Caesar

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Made dictator for life in 45 BCE after conquering Gaul. Assassinated March 15, 44 BCE by the Senate because they were afraid of his power.

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Dictator

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A TEMPORARY leader during emergencies who had total power.

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Augustus

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Originally named Octavian; First emperor of Rome, began the Pax Romana, a nearly 200 year period of relative peace and stability within the Roman Empire.

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Cleopatra & Mark Antony

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Last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; had a relationship with Caesar. General of Caesar's who married Cleopatra and was a rival of Augustus

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Law of Nations

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The part of the Rome's law code that applied to people who Rome ruled that were not citizens.

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Praetor

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Important magistrate (elected official) in ancient Rome; interpreted the law and acted as judge.

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Mos Maiorum

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Means, "way of the elders." A set of customs that dictated how one should act in public life and government. When these were broken, the Republic collapsed.

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Gauls

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Roman name given to the Celtic people living in France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, an northern Italy; fought many wars with Rome (Julius Caesar).

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Celts

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Peoples that originated in Central Europe between 1000 & 500 BCE. After 500 BCE they spread as far as Anatolia in the east and Spain and the British Isles in the west. Conquered by the Romans and displaced by Germanic tribes.

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Huns

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Warlike people who migrated from Eastern Europe into territory controlled by Germanic tribes, forcing them to move into areas controlled by Rome.