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15 Cards in this Set
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Omen
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A thing or event that is believed to foretell good or evil
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Senate
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In Ancient Rome, the supreme council of state of the Republic and later, of the empire
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Republic
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A form of government in which people elect officials
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Consul
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Either of two main elected officials of the ancient Roman Republic
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Patrician
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A member of the small class of wealthy families in Ancient Rome
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Plebian
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In ancient Rome, a member of the large class of ordinary citizens
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Debt Bondage
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A condition in which a poor person became an unpaid servant to a wealthy person to whom he owed money
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Dictator
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A ruler who has absolute power
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Aqueduct
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A bridgelike structure built to carry water from a distant source
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Assassinate
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To murder someone especially for political reasons
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Elite
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In ancient Rome, the upper class
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Market
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A demand for goods; the oppertunity to buy or sell
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Province
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A territory
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Rhetoric
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The art of effective writing and public speaking
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Ritual
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A ceremony or rite; the prescribed form for a religious or solemn ceremony
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