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roman vocabs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| republic | elected officials governed the state |
| patricians | elected officials from among themselves |
| plebeians | common people |
| veto | the power to ban laws |
| forum | roman central square |
| constitution | political structure |
| senate | a body of 300 members who advised elected officials |
| consuls | magistrates |
| dictator | unlimited power by a ruler |
| gracchi | two brothers who try to resolve the chaos in rome |
| Gaius Marius | talented military leader |
| lucius cornelius sulla | a general leader |
| triumvirate | rule of 3 men |
| pax romana | roman peace |
| villa | city home and country home |
| circuses | entertainment that Romans had |
| paterfamilias | the oldest family father had power over family members |
| augurs | priest |
| galen | physician who lived in Rome |
| Aqueducts | man-made channels used to bring water to the cities |
| latin | language of rome |
| civil law | form of law based on a written code of laws |