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a political system in which people elect leaders to govern them known as representative democracy
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Roman Republic
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a ruler who has almost absolute power
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Dictator (Dictatorship)
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a political system in which people elect leaders to govern them known as representative democracy
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a ruler who has almost absolute power
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the common people of ancient Rome
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the nobility in Roman society
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an elected official in Rome
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the two most powerful government officials in Rome
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a council of wealthy and powerful citizens who advised Rome's leaders
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Patricians and Plebeians took part in these assemblies; their main purpose was to elect the magistrates.
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represented the Plebeians and had the ability to veto; only served for one year at a time
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a system that balances the distribution of power in a government; keeps any one part of government from becoming stronger or more important than the others
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the personresponsible for getting Rome to move away from a republic and towards a permanent dictatorship; the greatest general in Roman history.
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Three rulers who share equal power. Julius Caesar created the First Triumvirate which weakened the Senate and the Patrician class. The Second Triumvirate was created after Caesar's assassination.
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Caesar's adopted son; The first Roman Emperor or sole leader which officially started the Roman Empire; Established the rule of emperors
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was emperor of the Roman Empire during the Pax Romana; Rome reached its greatest extent under his rule.
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a time period that Rome experienced peace, prosperity, and expansion; "Roman peace"
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The control a ruler has that is not limited by a constitution or other forms of
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Government in which the people elect those who govern and pass laws; also called a republic.
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an important Italian tribe from the north that eventually conquered Rome.
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a wealthy, Etruscan family that established a monarchy which ruled for over a century.
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the language of the Romans; language of law, medicine and science. (examples: et cetera, curriculum, veto)
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languages that developed from Latin (Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Romanian).
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a raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities.
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City located in present-day Tunisia, founded by Phoenicians ca. 800 B.C.E. It became a major commercial center and naval power in the western Mediterranean until defeated by the expanding Roman Republic in the third century B.C.E.
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natural geographic barrier located north of Italy
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a large, oval building or stadium in which athletic contests and
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The Coliseum
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A network of bricks used to help Romans DEFEND and TRADE with other countries.
