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Republic   a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.  
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Patrician   a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.  
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Plebeians   belonging or pertaining to the common people.  
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Senate   Any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular  
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Consul   an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.  
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Dictator   a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.  
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Peninsula   an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.  
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Legend   a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.  
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Province   an administrative division or unit of a country.  
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Assassination   to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.  
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Civil War   a war between political factions or regions within the same country.  
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Emperor   the male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire: the emperors of Rome.  
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Volcano   a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.  
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Aqueduct   A pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity.  
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Gladiator   (in ancient Rome) a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators.  
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Historical Sources   writing about past  
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Parable   a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.  
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Ex Post Facto Law   A law that makes illegal a act that was legal when committed, increases the penalties for an infraction after it has been committed, or changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier.  
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Romance Language   the group of languages derived from Latin  
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