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Calcutt-Rome Part 1
Term | Definition |
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republic | people elect leaders to govern them |
dictators | rulers with almost absolute power |
plebeians | common people |
patricians | nobles |
consuls | the two most powerful magistrates in Rome |
Roman Senate | a council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city's leaders |
veto | prohibit |
legions | groups of up to 6,000 soldiers |
Punic Wars | a series of wars against Carthage, a city in northern Africa |
checks and balances | methods to balance power |
forum | Rome's public meeting place |
magistrates | elected officials |