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inclusive citizenship

the idea that anyone can be a citizen of the country regardless of parental origin

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Qaestor

financial officials for troops, district attorneys, low ranking officers in military

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Aedile

in charge of maintaining public facilities to entertaining the masses. Early on they had to pay for events from their own pockets

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Praetor

judges, governors, head judge in province

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Consul

top elected position in Rome

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Censor

2 elected every 5 years to count the population

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Dictator

only used in emergencies; have total control for a 6 month term

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Tribune

created to protect plebeians from patricians, the senate has no authority over them; knows as sacred

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Nero

first emperor to persecute Christians

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Pax Romana

means the Roman Peace

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Suetonius

Wrote about the scandalous lives of the emperors

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senate

During the Republic, most power was held by this group

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Carthage

in the Punic wars, Rome defeated this city

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Paul

spread Christianity to non-jews

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Mos Maiorium

means way of the ancestors

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Hadrian

built a wall across northern england

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Constantine

emperor who ended the persecution of Christians

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plebians

members of the new wealth who demanded political rights

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Romulus

founder of Rome

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patricians

members of the founding families of Rome

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huns

this barbarian tribe forced most of the others west into Rome

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First triumvirate

consisted of Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey. the three most powerful men, made to create change

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Constantinople

Capital of the Eastern half of the empire

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Odoacer

barbarian who deposed the last roman emperor

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Diocletian

emperor who divided the empire into two, and later four parts; reforms currency and sets prices; issues the worst prosecution of Christians

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Messiah

a savior sent by god

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Ovid

wrote scandalous love poems

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12 tables

first written law code; made to protect the plebs from the patricians

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the pantheon

domed temple dedicated to the gods

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Hannibal

starts the second Punic war over the city Seguntum. attempts to defect Roman cities to his side

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Publius Cornelius Scipio

the commander that defeated Hannibal

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Gracchus brothers

brothers who tried to get laws passed for land reforms to boost Rome’s economy and military.

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Gaius Marius

A popular plebeian in the Senate who served as consul 7 times. creates a precedent of general loyalty for soldiers. 1st general to use the urban poor as soldiers

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Sulla

marius’s right hand; he is a patrician who takes over after his retirement. he becomes the first general to march on Rome after Marius is mean to him

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Second Triumvirate

consisted of Mark Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus to avenge the murder of Caesar, restoring stability

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Mark Antony

Caesar’s second in command, received the eastern part of the empire and marries Cleopatra

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Octavian/Augustus

Caesar’s adopted son; becomes the most powerful man in rome, created many reforms to the empire, first emperor in rome

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Nerva

emperor that creates a precedent for the line of succession by adopting sons

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Quintus Ennius

first roman writer; wrote the first epic poem in latin over the punic war, heavily inspired by the Illiad

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dignitas

reputation from serving your community

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gravitas

controlling your emotions

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Peter

First Christian leader to create a following in Rome

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etruscans

people who gave rome its engineering knowledge

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Cognomen

part of the name that was a nickname

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nomen

part of the name that denotes what family you belong to

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newman

first person in your family to be in the Senate

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legion

standard unit of the Roman army

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Pranomen

first name

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