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Republic

A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them.

Messiah

A leader or savior of a particular group or cause, specifically the savior of mankind in Judaism and Christianity.

Martyr

A person who dies for a cause, usually their faith.

mercenary

A soldier who serves for pay in a foreign army. they are an unaffiliated outsider to the conflict they are participating in.

Inflation

An economic situation in which the government issues more money at a lower value with a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of the money.

Patrician

Refers to the upper-class or or wealthy citizens in ancient Rome.

Plebian

Refers to the ordinary or lower-class citizens in the ancient Roman Republic.

Veto

This term is Latin and literally means “I forbid.” The power of one branch of government to reject bills or proposals passed by another branch of government.

Gladiator

A person who was typically trained and often fought to the death as entertainment for the Roman public

Census

An official count of people and property by a government primarily for data collecting and tax purposes.