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Vocab list #10
Term | Definition |
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Patrician | In the Roman Republic, a member of the upper, ruling class |
Plebeian | In the Roman Republic, one of the common people |
Debt-bondage | In ancient Rome, a condition in which a poor person became an unpaid servant to a wealthy person whom he owed money |
Rule of Law | The idea that people should live according to a set of agreed-upon laws |
Aqueduct | A bridge-like structure built to carry water from a distant source |
Paterfamilias | The oldest male of a Roman household; his word was law for the family |