Ancient Rome Vocabulary

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Who were Romulus and Remus?

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Twin brothers who led to the founding of Rome.

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A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives is called a?

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Republic

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A Dictator is

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a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force

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What was a member of the lower social classes, and the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians?

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Plebian

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A Patrician was

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an aristocrat or nobleman, a group of the ruling class families in ancient Rome

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a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, and during the period of the Roman Kingdom they were the elected officials who administered the law.

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Magistrate

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Roman council of powerful and wealthy people who advised city leaders

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Senate

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to prohibit or block a certain law or action from taking place, a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body

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veto

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A Legion was

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a unit of 3,000–6,000 men in the ancient Roman army.

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a series of wars between 264 and 146 BC fought between Rome and Carthage

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Punic Wars