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Roman Vocab.

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ROMAN VOCABULARY

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Legion
smaller unit of the Roman army made up of about 6,000 soldiers

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Plebeian
member of the common people in ancient Rome


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Patrician
 wealthy landowner and member of the ruling class in ancient Rome

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Republic
form of government in which the leader is not a king or queen but a person elected by citizens

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Veto
To reject

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Dictator
in ancient Rome, a person who ruled with complete power temporarily during emergencies

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Aqueduct
human-made channel built to carry water

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Coliseum 
an amphitheater, stadium,  or other special building for public meetings,sporting  events, exhibitions, etc.

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Circus Maximus
the great ancient Roman circus between the Palatine and Aventine

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Pax Romana
Roman peace

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12 tables
laws written on tablets that described the rights of each person in the Roman Republic

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Consuls
headed army and ran the government

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Praetors
interpret the law and act as judges in court

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Latin
ancient Italic language originally spoken by the Italic Latins in Laium and Ancient Rome

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Romance languages
romance connotes love and wooing, but when it has a capital R, as in Romance languages, it probably refers to a set of languages based on Latin, the language of the ancient Romans

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