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13 Cards in this Set
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magistrates
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officials
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Consuls
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the two most powerful magistrates
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Roman senate
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a council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the cities leaders
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Veto
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prohibit
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Latin
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The Romans language
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Checks and balances
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Methods to balance power
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Forum
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Romes public meeting place
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Legions
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groups of up to 6,000 soldiers
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Punic wars
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A serious of wars against Carthage ,a city in northern Africa
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Hannibal
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An army led by the brilliant general Hannibal
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Gaius Marius
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A consul name
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Lucius Cornelius sulla
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A politician
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Spartacus
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Thousands of slaves led by a former gladiator named spartucus
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