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Rome
Term | Definition |
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republic | People elect leaders to govern them |
dictators | Rulers with absolute power |
plebeian | Common people |
patricians | nobles |
magistrates | Elected officials |
consuls | The two most powerful magistrates in Rome |
Roman Senate | Council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city’s leaders |
veto | To prohibit |
Latin | The Romans’ language |
checks and balances | Methods to balance power |
Forum | Rome’s public meeting place |
legions | Groups of up to 6,000 soldiers |
Pax Romana | Roman peace |
aqueduct | A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities |
Christianity | Religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth |
corruption | Decay of people’s values |
Twelve Tables | A set of Roman laws displayed in the Forum |