Bonus Words From Reading
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mpagliocco14 on January 12, 2012
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| pater familias |  "father of the family"; this was generally the eldest man of the house, and he ruled the household |
| penates | household gods |
| patricians | the wealthy class in Roman society; landowners |
| plebians | Members of the lower class of Ancient Rome including farmers, merchants, artisans and traders |
| 509 | explusion of the kings |
| 494 | succession of the plebs |
| 450 | the Twelve Tables |
| consuls | chief executives elected to run the government in ancient Rome |
| praetors | elected Roman officials who helped the consuls |
| quaestors | Handled the treasury in ancient Rome |
| tribunes | official who was elected by the Plebeians to protect their interests |
| aediles | elected officials whose job was to keep the streets of Rome clean |
| novus homo | the first man from a family to become a senator |
| senatus consulta | advice senate gave to consul and assembly to influence decisions |
| SPQR | stands for "Senatus Populus Que Romanus" and the symbol is found emblazoned on light posts, mailboxes, street signs, and other municipal fixtures in modern-day Rome. |
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