a member of one of the wealthiest and most powerful families of Rome

a form of government in which people elect representatives to rule for them

a person who was an ordinary free Roman in the lower social class (

one of two people elected to rule the Roman Republic

to reject or refuse to approve a law

surrounding enemy buildings or other locations so that those within cannot receive supplies

a raised canal that carries water from one place to another

a ruler who has total control

. a war between groups of people who live in the same place

characterized by improper behavior, such as taking bribes