Ancient Rome Vocabulary

Twin brothers who supposedly founded Rome

• Frick and Frack

• Romulus and Remus

• Tom and Jerry

• Augustus and Cesar

type of government in which people elect the leaders who govern them

• province

• democracy

• republic

• Roman Empire

a leader with complete control or absolute power.

• dictator

• president

• king

• Constitine

common class of people

• patricians

• Gladiator

• Consul

• plebeians

powerful, wealthy nobles

• plebeians

• patricians

• senate

• consul

elected officials from Rome's first government

• Forum

• Assemblies

• Senate

• Magistrates

one of two magistrates in Rome with the most power

• Magistrate

• Consul

• Forum

• Senate

Roman council of powerful and wealthy people who advised city leaders

• Republic

• Senate

• Magistrates

• Assemblies

A public meeting place in Rome.

• Senate

• Forum

• Consul

• Patricians

to prohibit or block a certain law or action from taking place

• veto

• legion

• aqueduct

• province