| Term | Definition |
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Republic |
Is a form of government with elected leaders. |
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patrician |
Power in the early republic belonged to them and they were rich men. |
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plebian |
The majority of Romans and they had no say in government. |
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senate |
A group of 300 men elected to govern Rome in the Roman republic. |
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consul |
One of two cheif leaders in the Roman republic. |
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Conflict of the orders |
When the plebians rebelled against the patricians. |
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tribune |
An official of the Roman Republic elected by plebians to protect their rights. |
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veto |
To refuse to approve proposals of government made by the senate. |
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Council of plebs |
It was a plebian elected law making body that made laws for the plebians. |
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Twelve Tables |
The laws of the partricians were written down on twelve stone tablets. |
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Cicero |
A famous Roman States man. |
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Sicily |
The Romans established a town there. |
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Latium Plain |
Where Rome flourished. |
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Tiber River |
The river that was next to the settlement. |
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Etruscans |
Inhabitants of Etruria, A land just North of the Palatine. |
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Latins |
People from the ancient country of Latium, an area what is now the country of Italy. |
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Palatine |
One of the seven hills in ancient Rome. |
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Cuniculus |
An irrigation system invented by the Etruscans. |
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gladiator |
A person trained to fight another person to the death for public entertainment. |