By: Cade

An opening in the surface of the Earth in which lava erupts from

An island in the Mediterranean Sea off the southwest tip of the Italian peninsula

Europe's highest mountains, extending in an arc from the Mediterranean coast to the Balkan Peninsula

A river flowing southward from north-central Italy across the Latium plain, and into the Tyrrhenian Sea

A common farmer, trader, or craft worker in ancient Rome

A member of the noble families who controlled all power in the early years the Roman Republic

A form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak

A person who is elected by citizens to speak or act for them

The lawmaking body and most powerful branch of government in Roman republic

An elected leader of ancient Rome who represented the interests of the plebeians

One of two elected officials of Rome who commanded a army and was supreme judge

The earliest written collection of Roman laws, drawn up by patricians about 450 B.C., that became the foundation of Roman laws

A war between Rome and Carthage in the 200's B.C.

A Carthage general in the second Punic War 

An armed conflict between groups within one country

A ruler with absolute power

A period of peace for the Roman Empire that began with the rule of Augustus in about 27 B.C. and lasted around 200 B.C.

A Roman athlete, usually a slave, criminal, prisoner of war, who was forced to fight for entertainment

A periodic count of all the living in Rome

First Roman emperor; established the Pax Roomana

A dictator from ancient Rome

An ancient city in southwestern Italy that burnt down in ash by a volcano

Egyptian queen who supported Julius Caesar in the civil war in Rome

A large stadium in ancient Rome where athletic events take place