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11 Cards in this Set
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Gladiators |
a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena. |
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Punic Wars |
The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage |
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Veto |
a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body. |
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Roman Assembly |
They functioned as the machinery of the Roman legislative branch, and thus (theoretically at least) passed all legislation. |
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Roman Senate |
It was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. |
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Consuls |
One of two chief officials who held office in the ancient Roman Republic. |
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Magistrates |
a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones. |
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Patricians |
A descendant of Rome’s earliest settlers. |
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Plebeians |
A citizen whose family came to ancient Rome after the patricians. |
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Republic |
A form of government in which the elect representatives to make all the government decisions. |
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Tiber River |
The Tiber river is the third longest river in Italy. |
