Roman Civilization

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  1. 1. a member of the common people in ancient Rome who were not of the patrician class.
  2. 4. an elected official who represented the plebeian class in the Roman Republic.
  3. 8. a region in Western Europe that includes present-day France, Belgium, and parts of Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Germany.
  4. 9. a governor appointed to govern a province in the Roman Republic or Empire.
  5. 11. a mountain range that runs down the length of Italy.
  6. 12. a Roman general and statesman who played a critical role in the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
  7. 14. the adopted son of Julius Caesar who became the first Roman emperor, taking the name Augustus.
  8. 16. the twin brother of Romulus, according to Roman mythology.
  9. 18. the legendary founder of Rome, according to Roman mythology.
  10. 20. a form of government in which power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
  11. 21. the last queen of Egypt who famously had a romantic relationship with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
  12. 24. an ancient civilization in central Italy that preceded the Roman Republic.
  13. 25. a military unit in ancient Rome consisting of several thousand soldiers.
  14. 26. a Roman general and politician who was a close ally of Julius Caesar and later became a member of the Second Triumvirate.
  15. 27. large agricultural estates in ancient Rome worked by slaves.
  16. 28. a Roman emperor who ruled from 98 to 117 CE and oversaw a period of significant expansion of the Roman Empire
  17. 29. a Roman emperor who ruled from 69 to 79 CE and was responsible for initiating the construction of the Colosseum in Rome.
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  1. 2. the first Roman emperor, who reigned from 27 BCE until his death in 14 CE.
  2. 3. a magistrate in ancient Rome with unlimited power who was appointed during times of crisis.
  3. 5. a Carthaginian general who famously crossed the Alps with elephants during the Second Punic War to attack Rome.
  4. 6. Wars: a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE.
  5. 7. one of two chief magistrates in the Roman Republic, responsible for administering justice and leading the military.
  6. 10. the power of one consul to overrule the decisions of the other.
  7. 11. a mountain range in Europe that runs through several countries, including Italy.
  8. 13. a political alliance between three people.
  9. 15. the responsibilities and duties that citizens of a society are expected to fulfill.
  10. 17. a member of the wealthy, aristocratic class in ancient Rome.
  11. 19. a period of relative peace and stability throughout the Roman Empire, spanning from the reign of Augustus to the death of Marcus Aurelius.
  12. 22. a magistrate in ancient Rome responsible for administering justice.
  13. 23. a Roman statesman and military leader who became dictator twice, but then voluntarily resigned after his duties were complete.