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Ancient Rome Vocabulary Words

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Republic   a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by the representative chosen to  
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Sicily   an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy  
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Romulus   the founder of Rome, in 753 b.c., and its first king: a son of Mars and Rhea Silvia  
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Empire   a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government  
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Apennines   a mountain range in Italy  
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Remus   Roman Legend  
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Legion   a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.  
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Latium   a country in ancient Italy  
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Aeneas   a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans  
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Patricians   a person of noble or high rank  
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Tiber River   a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean  
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Latins   an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome  
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Consul   an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country  
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Etruria   an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers  
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Etruscans   pertaining to Etruria, its inhabitants, civilization, art, or language  
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Carthage   an ancient city-state in N Africa, near modern Tunis  
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Tarquins   (Lucius Tarquinius Priscus) died 578 b.c, king of Rome 616–578.  
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Praetor   one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.  
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Dictator   a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.  
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Cannae   an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.  
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Cincinnatus   Roman general and statesman  
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Aqueducts   a bridgelike structure that carries a water conduit or canal across a valley or over a river.  
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Zama   ancient town in N Africa, the Romans defeated Hannibal near here in the final battle of the second Punic War,  
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Hannibal   general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War  
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Veto   a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.  
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Rubicon   an act of winning a game against an opponent whose total score is less than 100  
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Scipio   Roman general who defeated Hannibal.  
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Latifundia   a great estate  
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Actium   Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.  
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Julius Caesar   Roman statesman, general, and notable author of Latin prose  
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Triumvirate   a group of three men holding power  
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Rhine River    
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Octavian    
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Pax Romana    
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Danube River    
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Antony    
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Currency    
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Puteoli    
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Cicero    
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Checks and Balances    
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Caligula    
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Ostia    
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Augustus    
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Nero    
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Hadrian    
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