Roman Vocabulary Quiz 95%

civic duty

• the idea that one needs to take care of oneself

• the idea that there will always be war between people

• the idea that citizens have a responsibility to help their country

• the idea that you don't get a second chance in life

Pax Romana

• Roman peace

• Roman conquest

• Roman law

• Roman government

veto

• to approve

• to pass on

• to vote

• to reject

tribunes

• an elected Roman official who protects the rights of the aristocrats

• an elected Roman official who protects the rights of ordinary citizens

• an elected Roman official who serves as a judge in the Roman courts.

• an elected Roman official who is chosen to serve as consul

latifundia

• large farming estates

• Roman government buildings

• the Roman courts

• the marketplace where Romans gathered

dictator

• A Roman official who served in the Senate

• A Roman official who served during times of crisis

• A Roman official who served as a judge

• A Roman official who served as a representative of the common people

proconsul

• A Roman general

• A Roman judge

• A Roman governor

• A Roman senator

triumvirate

• three levels of Roman law

• three rulers who share equal political power

• three fields used in Roman farming

• three branches of Roman government

praetor

• Roman government officials who interpreted the law and served as a judge

• Roman leaders who served during times of crisis

• Roman leaders who represented the common people

• Roman generals who led the Roman legions

consul

• the Roman judges

• leader of a Roman legion

• representative in the Roman Senate

• head of the Roman government