Chapter 12 Rome Key Terms

An open area in a city filled with public buildings, temples, and markets

• Forum

• Republic

• Legion

• Maniple

A government in which citizens have a right to vote and elect officials

• Forum

• Republic

• Legion

• Maniple

The basic unit of the Roman army, made up of 4,500 to 5,000 heavily armed soldiers

• Forum

• Republic

• Legion

• Maniple

A unit of between 60 and 120 soldiers

• Forum

• Republic

• Legion

• Maniple

A system of rules by which a government is organized

• Constitution

• Veto

• Magistrates

• Toga

To stop or cancel the action of a governmental official is organized

• Constitution

• Veto

• Magistrates

• Toga

Elected officials who enforce the law

• Constitution

• Veto

• Magistrates

• Toga

A garment that adult men wore wrapped around their bodies

• Constitution

• Veto

• Magistrates

• Toga

Top officials in the Roman republic

• Consuls

• Patriarchal Society

• Paterfamilias

• Villas

Men ruled their families and people traced their origins through male ancestors

• Consuls

• Patriarchal Society

• Paterfamilias

• Villas