Ancient Rome

a type of government in which people elect leaders to make laws for them

• democracy

• republic

• monarchy

• Athenian democracy

a council of rich and powerful Romans who helped run the city

• republic

• forum

• Senate

• Latins

people who could take part in the Roman government

• citizens

• republicans

• Senators

• rich people

city that was established in 753 BC by the Latins

• Rome

• Carthage

• Athens

• Alexandria

Roman forum

• a large public square where people met to discuss political affairs

• a fortress on a hill that housed the Roman republic

• a public square where Roman citizens wore their togas and drank coffee

• the acropolis with government buildings on top

an example of the Romans' architecture that is still standing today

• Roman forum

• empire

• Colosseum

• aqueducts

a long period of peace when the Romans had a lot of great achievements

• Pax Romana

• golden age

• Crusade

• republic

Who was Rome's first emperor?

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

• Constantine

• Octavian

channels used to carry water long distances

• Pax Romana

• aqueducts

• manors

• Colosseums

Constantine

• his actions led to the acceptance of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire

• became Rome's first emperor

• beloved military leader who was killed by a group of Senators

• Julius Caesar's adopted son