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How was the roman republic a republic?
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Power was in the senates hands, elected by roman citizens. But the senators also fought for power themselves
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how was it direct?
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mist fundimental of all rights of the people that they, and they alone, could legeslate.
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how was it aristocratic?
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the highest positions in gov. were held by 2 consuls,leaders, who ruled the republic.
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Punic wars
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Series of 3 wars fought between Carthage and Rome
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Effect of the Punic wars?
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The senate slowly begins to gain power. rich: get richer poor:lose what they have. provinces treated poorly
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Etruscan
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Civilization in Italy
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Latins
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Italic tribe
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Romulus and remus
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Mythological figures who believed to start the roman civilization
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Magistrate
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Official officer🚓🚔
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consul
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leader
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censor
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an official who examines material that is about to be released, such as books, movies, news, and art
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dictator
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A dictator is a ruler who wields(used) absolute authority.
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Senate
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political institution in ancient Rome.
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Tribune
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3 leaders or consuls in power joining together
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veto
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"I forbid."
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Twelve tables
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ancient legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law.
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"bread and circuses"
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is metonymic for a superficial means of appeasement
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centralized power and decentralized power
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Centralized power means power that's been consolidated into one person or a small group of people, rather than shared out among many people.
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Spartacus
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gladiator who started a slave revolt against the romans
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Gaul
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Religion in western Europe
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Ides of march
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assasionation of Julius ceaser
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Augustus (Octavian)
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Roman emperor, formed the second triumvirate between Marc Antony him and lepidus
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empire
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an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority
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emperor
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a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire.
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peovince
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territory, province
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nero
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Roman emperor who persecuted the most Christians.
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Forum
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Downtown rome
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pantheon
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Hadrian's wall
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defensive fortification in the Roman provinceof Britannia
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villa
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country home
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aqueduct
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circus maximus
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mosaic
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roman tile art
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monotheism
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belief in one god👼
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gentile
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not jewish
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Paul
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great missionary, carried Christianity through out the north eastern area to Rome, where he died with his head on a platter
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constantine
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roman emperor that declared Christianity a religion though the empire
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Cleopatra
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Egyptian queen
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Theodosius
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Theodosius was the last emperor to rule over both the eastern and the western halves of the Roman Empire
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