Roman Republic Vocabulary

a form of government in which citizens elect their leaders

• monarchy

• aristocracy

• republic

• oligarchy

in ancient Rome, the governing and advisory council typically made up of aristocrats

• Senate

• Censor

• Magistrates

• Tribune

working class people and the poor

• patricians

• plebeians

• aristocrats

• aedile

nobility, the upper class

• plebeians

• aristocracy

• praetors

• consuls

in ancient Rome, a person who fought people or animals for public entertainment

• gladiator

• quaestor

• aedile

• praetor

structures, usually curved, that span an opening

• arches

• dome

• columns

• aqueduct

bridge-like stone structures that carried water from the hills into Roman cities

• levees

• baths

• aqueducts

• arches

a leader who rules a country with absolute power, usually by force

• senator

• dictator

• consul

• praetor

a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in ancient warfare and racing

• phalanx

• legion

• gladiator

• chariot

collection of myths or stories that people tell about their gods and heroes

• philosophy

• fables

• mythology

• allegory