Rome vocab

aqueduct

raised tunnels to carry water

Atilla the hun

leader of the huns who invaded the romans

byzantine empire

eastern empire split of the Roman empire

ceasar Octavian augustus

julius’ adopted son

checks and ballances

a method of balancing power so that no one group becomes too powerful

consules

the title of the two upperclassmen people selected by the magistrates

constantine

first Christian emperor of rome

dictator

someone in total power

gladiator

a slave or captive who was forced to fight to the death

julius Caesar

great general who overthrew the republic

mahistrates

upperclass people

patricians

upper class men who ran the government

pax romana

hgolden age of rome

plebeians

lower class that eventually rebelled

punic wars

series of battles between Rome and carthage

republic

a style of government run by the elected people

Roman assembly

a group that protected plebeians’ rights

roman empire

when it was run by a dictator

roman senate

upper class men who advised the leaders

tiber river

where Rome was built

veto

stopping a law from being passed