Ancient Rome Vocabulary
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18 Terms
Usurper
individual or group who obtained power by force without legitimate legal action
Aqueduct
used to bring water supplies into Roman cities
Plebeian
Roman lower class
Patrician
Roman upper and wealthy class
toga
Wrapped garment worn to show social class and symbolic to show social status
Gladiator
slaves trained to fight to the death for Roman entertainment
Dictator
elected by Senate in times of crisis. Given absolute authority.
Monarchy
A government ruled by a king or queen
Freedman
Former slaves granted limited citizenship; their children were full citizens.
Lodus
Grammaticus Rhetor
Republic
government elected by citizens
Senate
Governing body of Rome
Veto
A rejection of a proposed law
Civil war
War between rival groups of the same country
Consul
Elected for one year terms by Senators to govern the republic
mercenary
a "hired" soldier, usually hired from another country
Tribune
Elected leader of Rome's lower class
Proletariat
"The mass of poor people" in roman cities
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