Ancient Rome Vocabulary Marsh

Wealthy landowners who held most of the power in Ancient Rome.

• patricians

• plebians

• tribunes

• senate

An assembly of elected patricians intended to protect the rights of the common people.

• Patrician

• Assembly

• Tribune

• Senate

Two king-like officials who reigned over the Roman army for one year.

• Patrician

• senate

• consul

• tribune

Heavily armed divisions of Roman soldiers.

• Spartan

• legions

• soldiers

• Romans

Born Octavius, he was the adopted son of Julius Caesar.

• Augustus

• Caesar

• Julius

• Brutus

A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society

• Pledge of Allegiance

• America the Beautiful

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

Meaning "the peace of Rome," this two hundred year period of peace.

• Constitution

• Declaration of peace

• Peace treaty

• Pax Romana

Popular Roman general who conquered Gaul. Named himself dictator for life.

• Augustus

• Julius Caesar

• Brutus

• Nero

Branch of Govt run by Patricians

• tribune

• consul

• assembly

• Senate

Roman laws that were inscribed on 12 bronze tablets and placed for public view in the Forum.

• Hammurabi's Code

• Laws of Rome

• The twelve tables

• Agora