Rome Vocabulary

3. Group of officials whose main goal was to represent the plebeians in government
7. People from the north of Rome; invaded and took over Rome; influenced by the Greeks; contributed sewers, alphabet, and number system; 509 BC last king was harsh and caused Romans to swear that they would never have a king again
8. A Roman public meeting place
10. one could not be punished/sentenced unless they had a trial with a jury of his/her peers
11. A legal system based on a written code of law
13. The nobility in Roman society
15. To reject or prohibit actions & laws of other governments officials
16. An elected official in Rome
18. A system that balances the distribution of power in a government
19. A group of up to 6000 Roman soldiers

1. The common people of Rome
2. A series of wars between Rome & Carthage in the 200s & 100s BC
4. The two most powerful officials in Rome
5. A ruler who has almost absolute power
6. A political system (type of government) in which people elect leaders to govern them
9. A council of wealthy & powerful citizens who advised Rome’s leaders
12. Much like today’s Senate, a group of officials who were created for various purposes
13. Roman Peace; a period of general peace & prosperity in the Roman Empire that lasted from 27 BC to 180 AD.
14. A human-made raised channel that carries water from distant places
17. The language of the Romans; the basis of all “Romance Languages” such as Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Romanian; the basis of the English language