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a series of wars (3) fought between Carthage and Rome. Rome wins and Carthage is destroyed. Fought over the trade routes of the Mediterranean Sea. The famous generals are Hannibal (Carthage) and Scipio Africanus (Rome)
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a person that wants to have complete control such as Sulla, Marius, and Julius Caesar
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these men were elected to represent the plebeian class in the Republic
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This town in Italy was destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD.
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2 men shared power in this position during the Roman Republic
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the ruling body of the Roman Republic (like US Congress today in the sense it made the laws)
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Leader of the Carthaginian army that attacked Italy during the Second Punic War (218-201 BC) and was later defeated by Scipio Africanus at Zama in 201 BC.
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first emperor of Rome (27 BC to 14 AD). His rule helped to solidify the Roman Empire and lead to the greatest period of Roman history, the Pax Romana
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legendary founders of Rome in 750 BC. The name Rome comes from their names. According to legend, Romulus and Remus were abandoned by their mother and raised by a she-wolf and are often shown in art suckling (nursing) from a wolf
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Roman emperor who made Christianity legal in the Empire. Founded the city of Constantinople
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the army group that protected the emperor and decided who would be emperor by supporting a person’s claim.
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these were the rulers of the Roman Empire. Their absolute power was based on the support of the army
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order of Constantine made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire
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the Roman Peace. This was a period of time when Roman order brought peace to the Mediterranean world.
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to distract people from the increasing problems and loss of freedoms in Rome, leaders gave out free food and entertainment
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general and later dictator of Rome. Killed by the Senate (Brutus, his friend, was one of the killers, hence the famous “E Tu Brute?” (You too Brutus?)
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