MOD- Ancient Rome Vocabulary

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Republic

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A type of government in which people elect the leaders who govern them.

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Dictator

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A leader with complete control or absolute power.

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Plebeians

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common people in Rome

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Patricians

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powerful and wealthy nobles in society.

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Senate

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Roman council of powerful and wealthy people who advised city leaders

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Veto

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to prohibit or block a certain law or action from taking place.

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Punic Wars

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Wars between Rome and Carthage.

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Julius Caesar

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One of the most skilled and powerful generals in the history of Rome.

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Constantine

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Roman emperor who reunited the empire, founded Constantinople, and practiced religious tolerance.

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Romance languages

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a language that developed out of Latin after the fall of Rome, such as Italian and Spanish