Chapter 8: The Roman Legacy

The official language of the Roman government was the Italian.

The Romans built monumental structures.

Roman sculptures were very life-like.

System of government run by kings and queens.

The Romans weren't able to expand their territory thanks to their strict military organization.

They made up the Roman upper class.

Group of men who represented the Roman nobility.

The magistrates were in charge of governing the Republic of Rome.

The Barbarians settled within the Roman Empire looking for fertile land.

Julius Caesar was an important Roman general that later became a dictator and consul.

The democracy and the republic were forms of government adopted in Rome.

Rome adopted a new system of government known as a republic.

The Western Roman Empire remained stable and adopted the name Byzantine Empire.

Roman system of government in which the citizens chose the rulers.

Rome’s lower class.

Roman civilizations began to develop around the year 753 BC in the Italian peninsula.

Rome and Carthage clashed in three wars known as the Persian War.

The Roman architecture and law are some of the most important contributions to our culture.