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ancient Rome vocab
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Forum | a public Roman meeting place. |
Dictatorship | a ruler who has almost absolute power. |
Empire | land with different territories and people under a single rule . |
Emperor | name of the Roman ruler during the Imperial age. |
Patricians | the nobles in Roman society. |
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 or laws by other government officials. |
Checks and balances | a system that balances the distribution of power in a government. |
Latin | the language of the Romans. |
Arch | a structure that spans a space and supports structure and weight above it. |
Aqueduct | a human made raised channel that carries water from distant places. |
Civil law | a legal system based on on written code of laws. |
Republic | a government in which citizens have the right to vote and elect officials. |
Legion | a basic unit of the Roman army. each legion had from 4,500 to 5,000 heavily armed troops. |
Maniple | each legion was broken up into maniples. a legion was a unit of between 60 and 160 soldiers. |
Constitution | Roman government was structured by a constitution / a system of rules by which a government is organized. |
Magistrates | elected officials who enforce the law. |
Tripartite government | a government with three parts. example: Rome had 3 branches : Assemblies, Senate and the Magistrates. |
Province | an area of land under political control by a country, similar to a state or colony. |
Toga | a garment that adult men wore wrapped around there bodies. only citizens could wear a Toga. |
Pantheon | a Roman temple dedicated to all of the gods. |
Colosseum | an outdoor amphitheater built in Rome around 70 A.D. |
Centurion | a Roman officer in the military. |
Greco-Roman | having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman. specifically, having the characteristics of Roman art done by strong Greek influence. |
Paterfamilias | the Male head of a household or the father of a family. |