Roman empire vocabulary

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  1. 4. A government where citizens vote for their leaders.
  2. 9. Romana: A 200-year period of peace and prosperity in Rome.
  3. 10. An official elected to protect plebeian rights.
  4. 11. A Roman military unit of about 5,000 foot soldiers.
  5. 13. A drastic drop in the value of money paired with rising prices.
  6. 15. Rome’s first official emperor who began the Pax Romana.
  7. 16. Ancient Rome's powerful governing council of aristocrats.
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  1. 1. A powerful North African city-state that fought Rome.
  2. 2. A stone channel built to carry fresh water into Roman cities.
  3. 3. Caesar: A Roman general who became dictator and ended the Republic.
  4. 5. A common Roman citizen (farmer, worker, merchant).
  5. 6. A Carthaginian general who invaded Rome with war elephants.
  6. 7. A wealthy, upper-class Roman citizen.
  7. 8. A political alliance of three rulers.
  8. 12. One of two elected leaders who ran the Roman government and military.
  9. 14. wars: Three wars between Rome and Carthage won by Rome.