Vocabulary: WH 4-2 Ancient Rome

An elected official in Rome who represented the interests of the plebeians, or common people.

• Emperor

• House of Representatives

• President

• Tribune

A period of peace in Rome that lasted about 200 years.

• Power is Peace

• Pax Romana

• Gladiators

• Happy Times

a group of 3000-6000 Roman soldiers

• legions

• republic

• patrician

• plebeian

to reject

• dictator

• tribune

• veto

• legislature

three rulers who share equal political power

• civic duty

• triumvirate

• republic

• consul

100-44 B.C. Roman general who became the republic's dictator in 45 B.C.

• Julius Caesar

• Nero

• Caligula

• Constantine

the religion based on the teachings of Jesus

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Zoroastrianism

• Buddhism

the belief in one god

• plural

• polytheism

• monotheism

• singular

to break apart and stop functioning

• disband

• assemble

• merge

• fortify

Vie means to

• match up

• retreat

• form an alliance

• compete for something