Rome

natural geographic barrier located north of Italy

a raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities.

Patricians and Plebeians took part in these assemblies; their main purpose was to elect the magistrates.

Caesar's adopted son; The first Roman Emperor or sole leader which officially started the Roman Empire; Established the rule of emperors

definition changes from non-Greek speaking person to people who were considered uncivilized by the Romans (Ex. Germanic Barbarians)

City located in present-day Tunisia, founded by Phoenicians ca. 800 B.C.E. It became a major commercial center and naval power in the western Mediterranean until defeated by the expanding Roman Republic in the third century B.C.E.

a system that balances the distribution of power in a government; keeps any one part of government from becoming stronger or more important than the others

the two most powerful government officials in Rome

a ruler who has almost absolute power

was emperor of the Roman Empire during the Pax Romana; Rome reached its greatest extent under his rule.

an important Italian tribe from the north that eventually conquered Rome.

Piece of land with water surrounding it on three side. (Where Rome is located!)

the person responsible for getting Rome to move away from a republic and towards a permanent dictatorship; the greatest general in Roman history.