Roman Empire: Vocabulary

Republic

Power held by representatives of citizen body

Patrician

aristocrat or nobelman

Plebian

Commoner

12 Tables

Set of Laws that established the foundation of Roman Law

Aqueduct

structures that carry water from a source to a distribution point, such as a city or agricultural area

Consul

Government official who lives in foreign country to represent interest of their own (diplomat)

Disciple

A follower of Jesus during his life

Pax Roman

a period of relative peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire lasted from 27 BC to 180 AD.

Tribune

a person who upholds or defends the rights of people

Veto

To refuse admitting or approve

Latins and Etruscans

Latins were an Italic tribe during early Rome while Etruscans were thriving central Italian civilization

Imperialism

A practice of extending a states power over other nations

Province

a region or administrative division within a country or state within its own government

Latifunda

Large Landed estate/ranch in ancient Rome or more recently in Spain or Latin America

Census

systematic collection of information about population (statistics)