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Ancient Rome Vocab

TermDefinition
Forum a Roman public meeting place
dictatorship a ruler who had 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 regect or prohibit actions and laws of other goverment officials
Checks and Balences a system that balences the distribution of power in a goverment
Latin the language of 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
Centurion a Roman officer in the military
Civil Law a legal system based on a written code of laws
Republic a republic is a goverment in which citizens have the right to vote and elect
Legion basic unit of the Roman army- Each legion had from 4,500 to 5,000 heavily armed soldiers
Maniple each legion was broken up into maniples.A unit of between 60-160 Roman soldiers who form a solid battle line
Constitution a system of rules by which a goverment is orginized
Magistrates elected officials who enforced law. Rome was broken into 3 branches of goverment- assemblies,senate,and the magisrates
Tripartite Goverment a goverment with 3 parts. Example: Rome had assemblies,senate, and magistrates.USA had legislative(congress), exectutive(President), and judicial(supreme court)
Province an area of land under political control by country,similar to a state or colony
Toga a garment that adult men wore wrapped around their bodies. Only citizens could wear togas.
Pantheon a Roman temple dedicated to all of the gods
Colosseum an outdoor ampitheater built in Rome around 70 A.D.
Greco-Roman having characters that are are partly Greek and part Roman. Specifically: having characters of Roman art done under strong Greek influence
Paterfamilias the male head of a household or the father of the family
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