U4 Ancient Rome- vocab

serve one year terms with another one of their title; can veto each other

• consul

• praetor

• council of the plebs

• patricians

upper class of Roman society; traced their lineage back to the original Senators

• consul

• praetor

• council of the plebs

• patricians

Roman magistrate that ranked below consuls and oversaw Roman civil law

• consul

• praetor

• council of the plebs

• patricians

"council of the people" that represented common folks; they elected tribunes

• consul

• praetor

• council of the plebs

• patricians

powerful governing body of ancient Rome that was made up of public officials that came from the aristocratic class

• senate

• centuriate assembly

• plebeians

• paterfamilias

1 of 3 voting groups in the Roman constitution; divided citizens into voting groups based on class

• senate

• centuriate assembly

• plebeians

• paterfamilias

member of lower social class in ancient Rome

• senate

• centuriate assembly

• plebeians

• paterfamilias

oldest male of the household; exercises authority over everyone entire family

• senate

• centuriate assembly

• plebeians

• paterfamilias

(first) office of Roman republic that was open to the plebeians; held check on Roman senate

• Tribunes of the plebs

• latifundia

• dictator

• Praetorian guard

large landed estate run by slave labor

• Tribunes of the plebs

• latifundia

• dictator

• Praetorian guard