Rome Vocabulary

consul 

• A representative who fought to protect the rights of ordinary citizens in ancient Rome

• A person who rules with total authority

• One of two chief leaders elected yearly in ancient Rome

• A person who rules with total authority

A person who rules with total authority

• tribune

• plebian

• legend

• dictator

legend

• A story from the past that is accepted as truth but cannot be proven 

• A wealthy land owner in Ancient Rome

• A common person in Ancient Rome

• A professional soldier in ancient Rome

A wealthy land owner in Ancient Rome

• peninsula

• patrician

• veto

• republic

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

• pantheon

• patriarchy

• plebeian

• peninsula

plebeian

• A common person in Ancient Rome

• A representative who fought to protect the rights of ordinary citizens in ancient Rome

• An upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society

• The gods of a group of people, a religion, or a civilization

A type of government in which citizens vote for their leaders

• civil war

• patriarchy

• aristocracy

• republic

To reject a decision or proposal made by another government body

• reform

• legionary

• patriarchy

• veto

tribune

• A representative who fought to protect the rights of ordinary citizens in ancient Rome

• A common person in Ancient Rome

• A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

• A story from the past that is accepted as truth but cannot be proven 

An upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society

• province

• legionary

• patriarchy

• aristocracy