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Ancient Rome
Term | Definition |
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republic | type of government in which citizens select their leaders. |
patrician | a member of a wealthy family in the ancient Roman Republic. |
plebeian | an ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic. |
consul | two elected officials who led the Roman Republic |
veto | to reject a law |
dictator | person in the ancient Roman Republic chose to rule in times of emergency; they had all the powers of a king. |
province | a piece of an empire |
Colosseum | a large amphitheater built in Rome around A.D. 70; site of contests and combats. |
aqueduct | a structure that carries water over long distances |
arch | a curved structure used as a support over an open space, as in a doorway |
circus | an arena in ancient Rome or the show held there |