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Rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Republic | A political system in which the citizens of a region elect representatives to run the government |
| Patricians | A class of powerful landowners in ancient Rome who controlled the government & society |
| Plebeians | Farmers of workers |
| Veto | Ban |
| Forum | The assembly place if an ancient Roman city |
| Constitution | A political structure |
| Senate | A body of legislators |
| Consuls | The chief executives elected to run the government in ancient Rome |
| Dictator | A political leader holding unlimited power |
| Gracchi | Roman statesman |
| Gaius Marius | Roman general & politician |
| Lucius Cornelius Sulla | Roman general & politician ; Became consul in 88 BC |
| Julius Caesar | One of the greatest military leaders in history ; Roman general |
| Triumvirate | A ruling body of 3 members |
| Augustus | First emperor of Rome |
| Pax Romana | A period of peace in Roman Empire lasting from the beginning of Augustus's reign until the death of Marcus Aurelius |
| Villa | A home in the country |
| Circuses | A site of chariot races in ancient Rome |
| Paterfamilias | The family father |
| Augurs | Priests in ancient Rome who specialized in interpretation of the natural phenomena sent by the gods |
| Galen | Greek ph |
| Ptolemy | |
| Aqueducts | |
| Latin | |
| Civil law | |
| Christianity | |
| Messiah | |
| Jesus of Nazareth | |
| Disciples | |
| Apostles | |
| Martyrs | |
| Paul | |
| Eucharist | |
| Bishop | |
| Popes | |
| Inflation | |
| Diocletian | |
| Attila |