Rome Vocab Review

A large Roman stadium primarily used for chariot races

• Colusseum

• Circus Maximus

• paterfamilias

• Rule of Law

a large arena in Rome where gladiator contests and other games and sporting events were held

• Colosseum

• Circus Maximus

• Paterfamilias

• rule of law

the oldest male of a roman household; his word was law for the family

• Colusseum

• paterfamilias

• Rule of Law

• Circus Maximus

the idea that people should live according to a set of agreed upon laws

• rule of law

• paterfamilias

• Colusseum

• Circus Maximus

the center of most of the important public activities of the city Rome and its empire

• forum

• veto

• tribune

• constitition

a 200 yea rold period of peace and stability established and maintained by the Roman Empire

• senate

• conciculus

• tribune

• Pax Romana

Julius Caesar's grandnephew and adopted son, Octavian; Rome's first emporer

• Octavian

• Cesar Agustus

• Julius Cesar

• Etruscan

A Roman general who ended the Roman Republic when he seized power and became dictator for life

• Pax Romana

• Cesar Agustus

• Julius Caesar

• Etruscan

a series of wars fought between Rome and Carhtage for control of the Mediterranean

• republic

• Punic Wars

• Civil War

• senate

a ruler with absolute power

• gladiator

• tribune

• dictator

• veto