Rome Vocab
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| omen | signs believed to indicate the future
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| forum | meeting place
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| social order | social divisions according to wealth and other factors
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| gladiatorial games | Roman games in which gladiators fought
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| triumph | parade to welcome home a Roman hero
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| republic | government in which citizens choose their leaders
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| patricians | powerful upper-class citizens of ancient Rome
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| plebeians | poor and lower-class citizens of Rome
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| consuls | heads of the ancient Roman Republic; 2, elected for one year
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| veto | refuse consent
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| tribunes | roman officials elected to protect the lower class; 10, elected by plebeians, veto power
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| legions | divisions of Roman soldiers
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| legionaries | Roman soldiers
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| latifundias | large Roman estates
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| publicans | ancient Rome tax collectors
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| triumvirate | group of three people who rule with equal power
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| dictator | absolute ruler of a state
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| emperor | ruler of an empire
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| census | population count
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| tariffs | taxes placed on goods entering one country from another
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| gladiator | fighter in gladiatorial games
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| aqueduct | a bridge-like structure used for carrying water over a distance
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| barter | to exchange goods without using money
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| inflation | period when prices go up and money value goes down
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| rule by divine right | rule based on the theory that a monarch's right to rule comes from God
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