Roman Vocabulary

Group C
Kelly Crocker
Drew Hynes
Zak B.

Tiberius Gracchus
Who: politician and tribune who
proposed reforms
Where: Rome
When: 2nd Century BCE
What: Proposed reforms such as
limiting the size of estates and
giving land to the poor
Why: tried to achieve land
reforms by pleading the plight of
landless soldiers
Impact: the reforms were
reversed by Senators and he
was murdered for his cause. His
brother, Gaius followed in his
footsteps.
Source: Beck, Roger B, et al.
Ancient World History Patterns
of Interaction. Evanston:
McDougal Littell, 2003. Print.

http://www.antiquorumetpraesentis.co
m/2014/03/25/wingardium-leviosa-harr
y-potter-and-antiquity/

Sanhedrin
Who: 71 rabbi who were the final
authority on Jewish law led by a nasi
(prince) and av bet din (father of the
court)
What: ancient Jewish court system
that was the supreme religious body
When: c 57 BCE 425 CE
Where: Israel
Why: accused lawbreakers by
questioning them, a minimum of 2
witnesses, and the accuser. They
could not arrest the accused.
Impact: kept the Jewish religion free
of false prophets, for the most part,
convicted Jesus of Nazareth of
blasphemy, making it possible for the
story of the Resurrection
Source: Schoenberg, Shira. The
Sanhedrin. Jewish Virtual Library.
American-Israeli Cooperative
Enterprise, 2014. Web. December 10,
2014.

http://lavistachurc
hofchrist.org/Pictu
res/Treasures%20of%

Heresy

What: The departure from

traditional religious beliefs.
Where: The Roman Empire
When: The time of the Roman
Empire (50 B.C.E.- 45 C.E.
Why: The term formed a line for
believers as to what not to
believe (especially in Judaism).
Impact: Christainity was built on
the preachings of a heretic
convicted by Sanhedrin. Jesus,
and many Christians were
labeled as heretics
Source: Beck, Roger B, et al.
Ancient World History Patterns of
Interaction. Evanston: McDougal
Littell, 2003. Print.

http://
jameshannam.com/inquisition.ht
m

Charioteer Teams

What: Charioteer teams were

professional athletes that raced on
chariots on teams called factions
(white, green, red, and blue)
Who: Usually were slaves and freed
slaves.
Where: Teams were in Rome,
competitions occurred in coliseums.
When: Around 250 C.E.
Why: The races were established by
their government to try to distract the
citizens from what was going on with
Rome (widening gap between rich and
poor and increase of unemployment)
Impact/Legacy: Set the foundation for
the professional sports that we have
today.
Source: Beck, Roger B, et al. Ancient
World History Patterns of Interaction.
Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2003.
Print.

https://clavielle.wordpress.com
/2011/01/14/the-major-arcana-an
d-the-heros-journey-the-chariot
-part-i
/

Centuriate Assembly

What: One of the two assemblies in the

Roman Republic that selects consuls,
makes laws, and can declare war.
Who: Patricians and citizen soldiers, and
is also open to the public.
Where: Roman Empire
When: During the Roman Republic (509
B.C.E.- 44 B.C.E.)
Why: The assemblies were formed to be
the more democratic side of the Roman
Republic, people could vote in
assemblies, it included patricians and
citizen soldiers, and it was open to the
public.
Impact/Legacy: The assemblies
influenced Americas government today
where citizens can vote and get a say in
their government.
Source: Beck, Roger B, et al. Ancient
World History Patterns of Interaction.
Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2003. Print

http://ultimateflashpoint.wordp
ress.com/aee
/

Tribal Assembly

What: The second of two assemblies in

the Roman Republic that elects tribunes
and makes laws
Who: Plebians, citizens (grouped by where
they live), and is open to the public.
Where: Roman Empire
When: Roman Republic (509 B.C.E.- 44
B.C.E.)
Why: The assemblies were formed to be
the more Democratic side of the Roman
Republic, Tribal Assembly was formed so
that the Plebians could have more of a say
in their own government.
Impact/Legacy: This has impacted us by
showing that we have to make sure that
the poor have some form of power over
the rich so that the rich dont take
advantage of them.
Source: Beck, Roger B, et al. Ancient
World History Patterns of Interaction.
Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2003. Print

http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_ass
emblies

Scipio
Who: A Roman general.
What: He drove out Hannibal by
attacking Carthage
When: 202 B.C.E.
Where: Rome, Italy
Why: Hannibal continued to
attack Italy after the victory at
Cannae.
Example: Scipio was a great
general who defeated Hannibal
at Zama and this defeat allowed
Rome to lay siege to Carthage
and destroy it for good.
Works Cited: Beck, Roger B, et al.
Ancient World History Patterns of
Interaction. Evanston: McDougal
Littell, 2003. Print

http://
ancientrome.ru/art/artworken/i
mg.htm?id=2431

Cato the Elder

Who: An aged man.
What: An orator that spoke to
the public and a senator of
Rome.
When: 234 B.C.E.- 149 B.C.E.
Where: Rome, Italy
Why: He was good at rhetoric
and was able to rally the people.
Example: He was appointed Cato
the Censoc and was responsible
for the protection of morality i.e.
Manilius (candidate for election
of the office of consul)
Works Cited: Beck, Roger B, et
al. Ancient World History Patterns
of Interaction. Evanston:
McDougal Littell, 2003. Print

https://
www.studyblue.com/notes/note/n
/arth-111-study-guide-2012-13morris/deck/9712379

Pax Romana
Who: Means Roman Peace in Latin
What: No fighting or war in Rome
Where: All throughout Rome,Italy and
the Empire.
When: Occurred in 27 B.C.E. to 180
C.E., about 207 years.
Why: The peace brought prosperity to
Rome.
Impact/Legacy: 200 years of peace
and the Roman Empire (included
more than 3 million square miles),
population numbered between 60
and 80 million people, and about 1
million people lived in the city of
Rome.
Works Cited: Beck, Roger B, et al.
Ancient World History Patterns of
Interaction. Evanston: McDougal
Littell, 2003. Print

http://
www.glogster.com/conniegould/p
ax-romana/g-6lvhvbsi9i32ota9dt