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Ch14 Roman Republic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| soldiers in the Roman army | legionaries |
| Roman officials who protected the rights of the citizens | tribunes |
| military and administrative leaders of the Roman Republic | consuls |
| members of Rome's wealthiest and oldest families | patricians |
| How many legionaries were in a Roman legion? | 5,000 |
| Who has a say in the Republic? | citizens |
| Who has a say in the Roman Republic? | patricians |
| the power to say no and cancel another person's decisions | veto |
| a three-person group of rulers | triumvirate |
| a ruler who has absolute power | dictator |
| large farm estates | latifundias |
| tax collectors for the Romans | publicans |
| ordinary citizens of Rome | plebeians |
| a Phoenician city that became a great Mediterranean trading center | Carthage |
| A general from Carthage who led his troops over the Alps on elephants to surprise attack Rome | Hannibal |