Roman Republic Vocabulary Quiz

A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

• Republic

• Senate

• Mercenary

• Aqueduct

Strong emperors toward the end of the Roman empire who tried with some success to reverse fall

• Augustus and Constantine

• Mercenary

• Plebeians

• Diocletian and Constantine

A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage (264-146 B.C.); resulted in the destruction of Carthage and Rome's dominance over the western Mediterranean.

• Augustus War

• The War of Carthage

• Punic Wars

• Republic Wars

In ancient Rome, a group of three leaders sharing control of the government.

• Triumvirate

• Tribune

• Senate

• Constantinople

In ancient Rome, an official elected by the plebeians to protect their rights.

• Plebeian ruler

• Senator

• Tribune

• Caesar

Carthaginian military commander who, in the Second Punic War, attempted a surprise attack on Rome, crossing the Alps with a large group of soldiers, horses, and elephants

• Hannibal

• Dictator

• Constantine

• Tribune

A ruler who has complete power over a country

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Dictator

• Republic

200 year period of peace in Rome

• Inflation

• Julius Caesar

• Millennium

• Pax Romana

A structure that carries water over long distances

• Mercenary

• Diaspora

• Aqueduct

• Republic

Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)

• Julius Caesar

• Constantine

• Augustus

• Nero