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republic |
a type of government in which citizens who have the right to vote select their leaders; the leaders rule in the name of the people |
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plebeians |
an ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic |
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partricians |
member of wealthy upper-class families in the ancient Roman Republic |
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consuls |
one of two officials who led the ancient Roman Republic |
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dictator |
a person in the ancient Roman Republic appointed to rule for six months in time of emergency with all the powers of a King |
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omen |
an event or phenomenon believed to be a sign of future occurernces |
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assassinate |
to murder for political reasons |
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barbarian |
a person who belongs to a group that another group considers to be savage or uncivilized |
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veto |
the Lating word for "forbid" the rejectionof a bill by the President or of any planned action or rule by a person in power |
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empire |
many territories and people who are controlled by one government |
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province |
a unit of an empire, the provinces of the Roman Empire each had a governer supported by an army |
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aqueduct |
a structure that carries water over long distances |
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circus |
an area in Ancient Rome; also the show held there |
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engineer |
a designer or buidler of something useful or purposeful. Etruscans taught Romans. Ex: Roads, Bridges Aqueducts |
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senate |
the governing coucil of ancient Rome and the later Roman Empire |
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