Ancient Rome Vocabulary

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republic

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Government where citizens vote for their leader

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patrician

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A group of 300 upper class men that made up the Roman Senate

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senate

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A group of people who made laws

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plebeian

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An ordinary person in Rome

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consul

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Two men who led the Roman government

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dictator

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Someone who led the government alone in Rome during an emergency

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veto

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When a leader rejects a law

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Inflation

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When money isn’t as valuable and won’t buy as much as it did before.

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martyr

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People who choose to die for a cause they believe in

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mercenary

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A soldier who fights only for money, not country