roman empire vocab

aqueduct

raised tunnels used to carry water from the mountains to the city

atilla the Hun

the leader of the Hun empire who invaded the roman empire

byzantine empire

the eastern empire split of the roman empire

ceasar octavian augustus

julius Caesar's adopted son who became the next emperor after Caesar's death

checks and balence

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

consuls

the title of the 2 upper-class citizens elected from the magistrates

constantine

the first christan emperor

dictator

a person with total power

gladiator

a slave

julius Caesar

a military general and statesman who played a critical role in the rise of the Roman Empire

magistrates

upper class citizens

patricans

romes upper class citizens

pax romana

golden age

plebaians

romes lower class who rebbeld

punic wars

a series of wars

republic

a style of government

roman assembely

a group that protected the rights

roman empire

a time in rome gov ruled by dictator

roman senate

upper class romans

tiber river

rome was built

veto

the action of sttoping a law