Chapter 10 - The Roman Republic vocabulary

They were the nobles in ancient Rome.

• plebians
• patricians
• dictators
• legions

Elected officials who made up the first part of Roman government.

• senate
• dictators
• tribunes
• magistrates

Rome's public meeting place

• Forum
• Consul
• Legion
• Tribune

A great Trojan hero that the Romans believed they could trace their history to

• Romulus
• Remus
• Aeneas
• Sulla

Means, "I forbid"; to prohibit

• consul
• legion
• republic
• veto

the methods used to balance power in the Roman Senate

• checks and balances
• veto
• legion
• plebians

Common people

• patricians
• plebians
• senators
• consuls

One of the twin brothers who allegedly help to found the city of Rome.

• Sulla
• Aeneas
• Marius
• Romulus

The Roman's language

• Italian
• Greek
• Spanish
• Latin

A Roman farmer who was chosen to be dictator to defend Rome against its enemies, he quickly defeated them and then immediately resigned.

• Sulla
• Cincinnatus
• Marius
• Spartacus