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A hero from the Trojan War who was said to have settled in Rome (and founded it)
Aeneas
used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch
checks and balances
Historians believed the Romans learned their alphabet, numbers, and cultures from these people who lived in the northern part of Italy.
Etruscans
Rome's public meeting place
forum
The brilliant general from Carthage who used elephants but was never able to conquer Rome itself.
Hannibal
The language spoken by the Romans
Latin
Roman soldiers were organized into these units of 6000 men
legions
this sea surrounds Italy
Medterranean Sea
The noble, wealthy, and more powerful citizens in Roman society
Patricians
the common people of ancient Rome
Plebeians
The most difficult wars Rome fought; they were against Carthage in North Africa
Punic Wars
the government the Romans created in 509 B.C. where power was held by elected officials, not a monarch
republic
Legendary king who killed his brother and founded Rome .
Romulus
a former gladiator who led thousands of slaves in a rebellion
Spartacus
