Ancient Rome

A form of government in which citizens elect their leaders

• legion

• republic

• patricians

a piece of land surrounded on 3 sides with water

• island

• plebeian

• peninsula

the common people of ancient Rome

• senate

• magistrate

• plebeian

earliest attempt by the Romans to create a code of law

• constitution

• the twelve tables

• patriarchal society

Wealthy landowner and member of the ruling class

• Plebeian
• Patrician
• Praetor
• Tribune

City in north Africa that fought Rome in the Punic Wars

• Egypt
• Carthage  
• Mesopotamia
• Sicily 

An important Italian tribe from the north that eventually conquered Rome.

• Egyptians
• Carthagians
• Romans
• Etruscans

A Roman public meeting place

• Agora
• Town Hall 
• Forum
• Voting Center

Worshiping or believing in more than one god.

• Monotheism
• Polytheism

The founders of Rome.

• Romulus and Remus
• Redford and Rollo
• Redington and Robin
• Aeneas and Agile