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ancient rome vocabul

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wordDefinition
republic a republic is a goverment in which citezens have the right to vote and elect officials
legion a balistic roman army each legion had 4500 ot 5000 heavily armed soldiers
maniple each legion was broken up into manipls a unit of between 60 to 160 soldiers
constitution a system of rules by which a goverment is organized
magistrates elected officials that enforce the law
tripartite goverment a goverment with three parts Rome: assimbles, senates, and magistrates.
provice an area under political control by country
toga a garment that adult men wore wrapped around their bodie only rich men could wear it
pantheon a roman temple dedicated to all of the gods
colosseum a out door amphitheater built in rome around 70 A.D
greco-roman having characteristics that are part greek an roman part
paterfamilias the male head of the house hold
forum a roman public meeting place
dictatorship a ruler who has almost absolute power
empire land with different territories and people under a single ruler during the imperial age
emperor name of the roman ruler during the imperial age
patricians the nobles in the roman society
plebians the common people of ancient rome
consuls the two most powerful officials in rome
senate roman officials who where apointed by the consuls
veto to reject or prohibitactions and laws fo there goverment officials
checks and balances a system that balances and distibution of power in a goverment
latin the language of the romans
arch a structure that span a space and supports structure
aqueduct a human made raised channel that carries water from distant places
civil law a legal system based on a written code of law
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