Ancient Rome Vocab - World Civ

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Republic

elected officials govern the state

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Patricians

rich privileged class

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Plebeians

poor lower class

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Senate

300 members who advised elected officials, handled finances, and foreign relations

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Popular Assemblies

all citizens vote on laws and elected officials

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Magistrates

put laws into practice and acted as priests

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Forum

public square with government buildings, temples, public celebrations

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Gracchi

two brothers who identified a major issue in the empire was farmers being taken advantage of

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Pax Romana

translated means Roman Peace

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Villa

Rich often had multiple homes, a city home and a get-away rural home

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What name did Octavian change his name to?

Augustus Caesar