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15 Cards in this Set
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A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH OFFICIALS ARE CHOSEN AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE
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REPUBLIC
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A MEMBER OF THE UPPER CLASS ROMAN SOCIETY; GENERALLY FOUNDING FAMILY LINEAGE; WEALTHY LAND-OWNERS
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PATRICIAN
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IN ANCIENT ROME, OFFICIAL FROM THE PATRICIAN CLASS WHO SUPERVISED THE GOVERNMENT AND COMMANDED THE ARMY
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CONSUL
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RULER WITH COMPLETE AUTHORITY; IN ANCIENT ROME, WAS APPOINTED TO RULE FOR 6 MONTHS DURING EMERGENCIES/WAR
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DICTATOR
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MEMBER OF THE LOWER CLASS IN ROME, INCLUDES FARMERS, MERCHANTS, ARTISANS AND TRADERS
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PLEBEIAN
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OFFICAL IN ANCIENT ROME WHO WAS ELECTED BY THE PLEBEIANS TO PROTECT THEIR LEGAL INTERESTS
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TRIBUNE
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TO BLOCK A GOVERNMENT ACTION
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VETO
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BASIC UNIT OF THE ANCIENT ROMAN ARMY; MADE UP OF ABOUT 5000 SOLDIERS
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LEGION
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CENTRAL MARKET PLACE IN ROME
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FORUM
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FAMILY FATHER-THE OLDEST LIVING MALE WHO HAD EXTENSIVE POWERS OVER HIS WIFE, KIDS, UNMARRIED DAUGHTER & SLAVES
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PATER-FAMILIAS
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THE ROMAN PEACE FROM AUGUSTUS IN 27BC TO MARCUS AURELIUS IN AD 180. STABLE GOVERNMENT, WIDESPREAD TRADE
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PAX ROMANA
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MAN-MADE CHANNELS USED TO BRING WATER TO THE CITIES; BUILT BY rOMAN ENGIEERS
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AQUEDUCTS
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ROMAN ASTRONOMER WHO CLAIMED THE EARTH WAS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
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PTOLEMY
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MEDICAL PHYSICIAN WHO LIVED IN ROME AND WROTE DOWN VOLUMES OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
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GALEN
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FIERCE NOMADIC CENTRAL ASIAN PEOPLE WHO STORMED OUT OF THE EAST. LIVED BY LOOTING AND PLUNDERING. LED BY ATTILA
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HUNS
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