GMS Unit 6 Ancient Rome Vocabulary

the captial city of the Roman civilization, founded about 700 B.C.E

• Etruria

• Rome

• Delphi

• Carthage

an ancient inhabitant of Etruria, a land in north and central Italy

• Etruscan

• Sicily

• Rome

• Venice

an underground irrigation system invented by the Etruscans

• aqueduct

• keystone

• cuniculus

• gladiator

a person trained to fight for public entertainment

• Warrior

• Boxer

• Wrestler

• gladiator

Greco-Roman

• having characteristics of Roman culture with a strong Greek influence

• having characteristics of Greek culture with a strong Roman influence

• A style of architecture

• A type of cuisine

In the Roman republic, a member of the upper, ruling class

• patrician

• plebeian

• Senate

• consul

In the Roman Republic, one of the common people

• Senate

• plebeian

• patrician

• consul

a form of government in which the leaders are elected and represent the people

• republic

• tyranny

• oligarchy

• democracy

a group if 300 men elected to govern Rome

• Council

• congress

• Senate

• republic

one of two chief leaders in Rome

• senator

• dictator

• consul

• oligarchs