Ancient Rome vocabulary

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  1. 5. a ruler who has almost absolute power
  2. 9. the common people of ancient Rome
  3. 12. Roman consul, he battled Gaius Marius in a civil war
  4. 13. a political system in which people elect leaders to govern them
  5. 14. a group of up to 6,000 Roman soldiers
  6. 15. An elected official in Rome
  7. 16. Carthaginian general, greatest general of the ancient world
  8. 17. Former Roman gladiator, he led a slave revolt against Rome.
  9. 20. the nobility of ancient Rome
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  1. 1. A council of wealthy and powerful citizens who advised Rome’s Leaders
  2. 2. to reject or prohibit actions and laws or other government officials.
  3. 3. roman meeting place
  4. 4. Roman Dictator, He was chosen by the Romans to defend their lands from attack. Later, He gave up power and went back to his farm
  5. 6. the two most powerful officials in Rome
  6. 7. Legendary figures in Roman history, they built a city that eventually became Rome
  7. 8. A system that balances the distribution of power in a government.
  8. 10. A series of wars between Rome and carthage in the 200 and 100 BC
  9. 11. the language of the Romans
  10. 18. Legendary Roman hero, the Romans traced back their history to him.Trojan hero who left Troy and settled in Rome.
  11. 19. Roman consul, he was a popular general who encourage the unemployed poor to join Roman army