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16 Cards in this Set
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consuls
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administrative and military leaders of the Republic
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dictator
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one ruler who has absolute power
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latifindias
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large farm estates near Rome
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legionaries
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soldiers in the Roman army
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patricians
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members of Romes' oldest and wealthiest families
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plebeians
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ordinary citizens of Rome
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publicans
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tax collectors in the Roman provinces
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tribunes
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officials who protected the rights of the plebeians
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triumvirate
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three person group of rulers
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veto
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power to cancel another person's decisions
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corvus
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moveable bridge
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Tarquin the Proud
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the Etruscan king who was overthrown to set up the republic in 509bc
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General Hannibal Barca
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Leader of the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War. Fought to Rome but was unable to get in - destroyed and burned counrtyside for 15 years until losing first battle at Zuma.
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Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
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First of the Reformers. Believed that making small farmers leave their land was cause of Rome's troubles. Became a tribune in 133bc and limited the amount of land a person could own. When he tried to run for a second term he was killed during a riot staged by senate.
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Gaius Gracchus
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Tiberius'younger brother who extended the reforms of his brother. He moved poor back out to the country. Senate also had him killed.
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Gaius Marius
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General. Son of a day laborer. First of lower class to be elected to high office. Set up professional army. Helped by providing work for poor. Hurt because soldiers gave loyalty to general who paid them rather than the Republic.
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