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Ancient Rome Vocabulary

·	Patricians= title given to high court officials during the time of the late Roman Empire. Higher Class, richer, had more power ·	Plebians= the plebeins were the general body of Roman citizens. Mostly lower class, but in Rome, plebeians could become quite wealthy and influential. ·	Republic= 6th century to 1 Century B.C. ·	Empire=  510B.C. to 	1st Century B.C. ·	12 Tables= The Law of the Twelve Tables was the ancient legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law. The Law of the Twelve Tables formed the centerpiece of the constitution of the Roman Republic.> Had laws on it for everyone to see ·	Carthage= Originally a settlement of Phoenician colonists,war with Rome and lost ·	Hannibal= Hannibal,was a Punic military commander, who is popularly credited as one of the finest commanders in history,lived when when Rome (Roman Republic) established its supremacy over other great powers such as Carthage, Macedon, Syracuse and the Seleucid empire. He is one of the best-known Carthaginian commanders. His most famous achievement was at the outbreak of the Second Punic War, when he marched an army, which included war elephants, from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into northern Italy.

·	Scipio= fought and beat Carthage for Rome ·	Punic Wars= Carthage vs. Rome, 3 wars