The Roman Republic

Powerful landowners who controlled Roman government and society

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Consuls

• Praetors

All non-land-owning, free men in Ancient Rome. Were originally not allowed to hold public office or marry Patricians

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Tribunes

• Senators

Two officials, originally only Patricians, who were appointed every year to supervise the government and command the armies

• Consuls

• Tribunes

• Praetors

• Plebeians

Ran the Roman Government and carried out laws

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Military Branch

The Roman Senate that made the laws of the Roman Republic. Made up of 300 Patrician men

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Lawmaking Branch

• Judicial Branch

Judges for the Roman Republic known as Praetors

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Supreme Court

Consul's power to stop a bill passed by the Roman Senate

• Veto

• Ban

• Rejection

• Stoppage

Representative body only for Plebeians

• Council of the Plebs

• Roman Senate

• House of Representatives

• Parliament

Person elected by the Council of Plebs that made sure Plebeian concerns were voiced to the Roman Senate

• Tribune

• Consul

• Praetor

• General

Three Wars between Rome and Carthage over territories that ended with the destruction of Carthage and Rome's completed control over the Mediterranean

• Punic Wars

• Imperial Wars

• Mediterranean Wars

• Roman Wars