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30 Cards in this Set
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Amcitia |
Professional friendship, friendship as thechief basis for support for candidates running for office |
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Beneficia |
The benefits received by a client from hispatron |
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Fides |
Good faith, loyalty, reliability and all thatrelates to acting in a good matter |
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Gravitas |
Weight, seriousness and dignity and was animportant value to be associated with someone’s personality and character |
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Dignitas |
Sum of the personal influence that a malecitizen acquired throughout his life |
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Gratia |
Gratitude, gratefulness, thankful, grace |
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Mos maiorum |
The ways of our ancestors, unwritten code of conduct, an adherence to oldrules and mores that formed the basis of Roman society |
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Nobiles |
Terms of social rank with the usual indicationthat a member of a family who had attained the position of consulship at leastonce |
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Nobilitas |
Exclusive circle of patrician anddistinguished plebeian families that arose in the Roman republic towards thebeginning of the 3rd century BC |
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Novia |
Refers to the first man in his family (with nonoble ancestry) to be elected consul |
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Optimates |
The ‘best men’ in Rome, the conservative faction |
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Ovation |
A ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a generalwho had won a victory |
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Patrician |
Upper class of ancient Rome |
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Patron |
leader of a patrician family who agreed to protect anumber of poorer plebeians (clients) in return for assistance in public andprivate life |
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Pietas |
Duty ordevotion to family, the state, and to gods |
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Plebeian |
Lower class – commoners |
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Pontifex Maximus |
Head of all state priests elected for life bythe people |
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Pontifices |
Member of the Pontifical College – highpriests |
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Populares |
Roman political group/mentality, usedassemblies and the tribunate rather than the senate to further their aims |
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Principes |
Spearmen and later swordsmen in the late RomanRepublic |
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Senate |
incredibly long lasting political institution |
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SenatusConsultum |
Constituted "advice" fromthe Senate to a magistrate. While these advices did not hold legal force, theyusually were obeyed in practice. |
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Slave |
Generally people captured during or after a battle,and sent back to Rome to be sold. |
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SQPR |
The Senate and People of Rome, referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic |
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Tribe |
The first Roman tribes were probably ethnic in origin and consisted of theTitienses (Tities), Ramnenses (Ramnes), and Luceres. |
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Tribune |
Open only to plebeians and was thestarting point for a plebeian career in public life |
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Triumph |
A public ceremony held to celebrate a Roman general’svictory
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Triumvirate |
A coalition of three rulers for jointadministration |
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Veterans |
A person who has had long service in the army |
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Vestal Virgins |
The Vestal Virgins were priestesses of Vesta, goddessof the heart |