The Rise and Fall of Roman Empire

A peninsula extending out into the Mediterranean Sea. It is located in the center of the Mediterranean, with Rome at its heart.

The Romans set up a government called a _ where the offi cials were chosen by the people.

The senate was the most powerful body of Rome's early government. The senate has 300 members, all of whom are _.

The majority of the population, which was made up of farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders, had little or no influence.

The goddess of the hearth

a brilliant and popular general used his military strength to gain politi cal power during the period of civil strife in Rome.

The first _ was formed in 60 BCE, and it consisted of three military men: Pompey, a wealthy Roman; Crassus, a cunning politician; and Julius Caesar, fresh from a successful military career in the Iberian Peninsula.

Caesar crushed Pompey and his followers in the Battle of _ in 48 BCE.

He was named “imperator” which means emperor.

The 200 years of peace and prosperity in Rome