Ancient Rome Vocabulary

A group of three men holding power

• Biumvirate

• Uniumvirate

• Consuls

• Triumvirate

A ruler who has complete power

• president

• dictator

• emperor

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Great stone channels that carry water downhill from mountain springs into Rome

• republic

• tribunes

• aquaducts

• mountains

A government in which there is no king, but rule is conducted through elected officials

• republic

• democracy

• tribunes

• consuls

A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

• polytheism

• christianity

• plebeians

• republic

Ruler of the Roman state during the imperial period

• patricians

• president

• dictator

• emperor

Representatives from the Roman government for the plebeian class

• gladiator

• forum

• tribunes

• patricians

Two officials elected by the Senators. They led the army and the Senate

• consuls

• plebeians

• patricians

• tribunes

Large, open public space within a Roman city

• forum

• agora

• consul

• grocery store

A man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena

• barbarian

• gladiator

• beast

• plebeian