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roman vocab alisha
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Republic: | A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president |
| Empire: | An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly esp. an emperor or empress. |
| Patrician: | An aristocrat or nobleman. |
| plebeian | A commoner |
| Tribune | An official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests. |
| Consul: | An official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city and protect and promote the government's citizens and interests there. |
| Triumvirate: | (in ancient Rome) A group of three men holding power, in particular (the First Triumvirate) the unofficial coalition of Julius Caesar |
| Disciple: | A personal follower of Jesus during his life, esp. one of the twelve Apostles. |
| Apostles: | Each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ. |
| Bishop: | A senior member of the Christian clergy, typically in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders. |
| Crucifixion: | |
| Messiah: | The promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. |
| Inflation: | The action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated. |
| Mercenary: | is a person who takes part in an armed conflict, |
| Aqueduct: | a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, usually by means of gravity. |
| Greco-Roman Culture: | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology |
| Justinian Code: | the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law |
| Patriarch: | the head of any of the ancient sees or the see of another principal city or national church. |
| Icon: | A painting of Christ or another holy figure, used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches. |
| Excommunication: | the state of being |