Ancient Rome

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Taguth them abou togas and the military
Etruscans
Large farming estates worked by enslaved people
Latifundia
A human-made channel for carrying water long distances
Aqueduct
This term means to reject a decision, used by the assembly and the Senate
Veto
Crassus, Pompey and Julius Caesar
First Triumvirate
An island that is part of Italy
Sicily
The from of government where officials were elected by the citizens
Republic
Rome defeated Carthage in 241 BC
First Punic War
Rome's wealthy landowners that were part of the upper class
Patricians
Artisans, shopkeepers and owners of small farms, Rome's lower class
Plebeians
200 years of peace that began with the rule of Augustus
Pax Romana
This myth claimed tha tthis person founded the city of Rome
Romulus
Had 12 months, 365 days and a leap year
Julian calendar
River wich the city of Rome was founded by
Tiber River
Leader of Carthage during the second Punic War
Hannibal