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20 Cards in this Set
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Republic |
a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote |
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Legions |
a large group of soldiers in ancient Rome |
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patricians |
an aristocrat or nobleman. |
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plebeians |
a member of the lower social classes (commoner in Ancient Rome) |
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consuls |
an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city and protect and promote the government's citizens |
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Veto |
a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body. |
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praetors |
was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome (commander of an army) (Magistrate) |
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tribunes |
an official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests. |
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Civic Duty |
principle that citizens owe some allegiance to their government and that government in turn protects its citizens |
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latifundia |
a large agricultural estate, esp one worked by slaves in ancient Rome |
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triumvirate |
a government of three officers or magistrates functioning jointly. |
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legislature |
body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state |
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innovation |
Introduction to something new or different |
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Aqueducts |
a bridge like structure that carries a water conduit or canal across a valley or over a river. |
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arches |
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head |
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Constantine |
First Roman Emperor who helped spread Christianity |
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Diocletian |
a Roman emperor from 284 to 305. |
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gladiators |
a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators. |
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Odes |
a poem intended to be sung. |
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proconsul |
any appointed administrator over a dependency or an occupied area. |
