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Chapter 14: The Roman Republic

Terms in this set (32)

republic
a form of government where the people choose their rulers
patricians
members of the oldest and richest families
plebeians
poorer Roman citizens
consuls
administrators and military leaders who were chosen yearly to run the Roman Republic
veto
say no to
tribunes
government officials who protected the rights of the plebeians
Twelve Tables
twelve bronze tablets in which the Roman laws were carved and were display in the forum
legions
a group of 5,000 soldiers, divided into smaller groups of 60 to 120 soldiers
legionaries
soldiers in a legion
Punic Wars
a series of three wars between Rome and the Phoenician colony of Carthage
corvus
a kind of movable bridge on a boat used for boarding other boats in combat
latifundias
large estates
publicans
tax collectors
booty
things taken from the enemy in war
dictator
absolute ruler
triumvirate
a group of three persons with equal power
Tarquin the Proud
the Etruscan ruler who was overthrown by the Romans in order to establish a republic
Hannibal Barca
a Carthaginian general in the second Punic War
Tiberius Gracchus
a tribune who wanted to limit the amount of land a person could own
Gaius Gracchus
a tribune, and brother of Tiberius, who reduced the price of wheat for the poor
Gaius Marius
a military hero who became consul, the first lower class Roman ever to be elected to such a high office
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
marched his armies on Rome and seized the city and made himself dictator
Marcus Licinius Crassus
a member of the first triumvirate
Gnaeus Pompeius
a member of the first triumvirate, who wanted Rome to be ruled by a republic made up of upper class senators
Julius Caesar
a member of the first triumvirate, who wanted Rome to be ruled by one man
Mark Antony
a member of the second triumvirate, who was Caesar's closest followers, a popular general, and took control of Rome's territories in the East
Octavian
a member of the second triumvirate, who was Caesar's grand-nephew, adopted son, and took control of Rome's territories in the West
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
a member of the second triumvirate, who was one of Caesar's top officers and took control of Rome's territories in Africa
Carthage
a Phoenician colony in northern Africa
Sicily
a large island at the toe of the Italian "boot"
Gaul
present-day France
Corinth
a Greek city-state that refused Roman rule and revolted
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