Roman vocab
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| Republic | A form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them.
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| Patrician | A member of the noble families who controlled all power in the early years of the Roman Republic.
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| Plebeian | A common farmer, trader, or craft worker in ancient Rome
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| Senate | It's a body of 300 older men. They had to own land.
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| Consul | One of two elected officials of the Roman Republic who commanded the army and were supreme judges.
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| Dictator | A ruler who has absolute power. He's chosen by the Senate.
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| Peninsula | An area of land almost surrounded by water on 3 sides.
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| Legend | Story passed down by word of mouth
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| Province | A division of land within an empire or country.
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| Assassination | To kill quickly
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| Civil war | An war between groups within one country.
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| Emperor | The supreme ruler of an empire
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| Volcano | A vent in the earth's crust that has lava, steam, and ashes come out of it
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| Aqueduct | A high, arched structure built to carry water over long distances.
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| Gladiator | A Roman athlete, usually a slave, criminal, or prisoner of war, who was forced to fight for the entertainment of the public.
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| Historical Source | Writing about the past
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| Parable | It's a teaching of Jesus.
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| Ex post facto law | No law can be used to punish a person from something done before the law was made.
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| Romance language | In the Roman tongue. It's French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian.
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