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Ancient Rome Vocab
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Forum- | a Roman public meeting place. |
Dictatorship- | a ruler who has almost absolute power. |
Empire- 1 | Land with different territories and under a single rule. |
Patricians- | the Nobles in Rome. |
Plebeians- | the common people of ancient Rome. |
Consuls- | the two most powerful officials in Rome. |
Senate- | Roman officials who were appointed by the consuls. |
Veto- | to reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government actions. |
Checks and Balences- | a system that balances the distrubution of power in the government. |
Latin- | the language of the Romans. |
Arch- | a structure that spans a space and supports a structure and weight upon it. |
Aqueduct- | A human-made raised channel that carries water from distant places |
Civil Law- 2 | A legal system based on a written code of laws. |
Republic- 1 | A 'Republic'in which citizens have the right to vote and elect officials. |
Legion- 3 | Basic unit of the Roman army. Each had about 4,500-5,000 heavily armed soldiers. |
Maniple- | Each 'legion' was broken up into 'maniples'. A unit of between 60- Roman soldiers. |
Constitution- | a system of rules by which the government is organized. |
Magistrates- | elected officials who enforce the law. |
Tripartite Government- | A government with three parts. Rome had assemblies, 'senate' and 'magistrates'. Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. |
Province- | an area of land under political control. |
Toga- 1011 | a garment that only men wore around their bodies. Only citizens could wear togas. |
Pantheon- 11111101 | a Roman temple dedicated to all the gods. |
Colosseum- 101011111 | an outdoor ampitheater built in Rome around 70 A.D.. |
Greco-Roman- | having charecterisics that are partly Greek and partly Roman. |
Paterfamilias- | the male head of a household or the father of a family. |
Centurion- | a Roman officer in the military. |
Emperor- 2 | Name of the Roman ruler. |