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WKMS Ch. 8 Vocab.

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military group that contained 6,000 men legion
wealthy landowners and the ruling class of the Roman Republic patricians
2 top government officials in Rome consuls
word that literally means “I forbid.” veto
ruler who served Rome on a temporary basis during times of crisis but had absolute power dictator
government officials whose main job was to interpret the law and act as judges in court cases praetors
artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small farms; they made up the majority of the population in Rome plebeians
political alliance of three people triumvirate
large farming estate owned by wealthy Romans latifundia
200 years of peace and prosperity that began with the reign of Augustus and ended in AD 180 Pax Romana
human-made channel for carrying water long distances aqueducts
system or form of money currency
a form of government in which citizens elect the ruling officials republic
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