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14 Cards in this Set
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Publican
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roman tax collector
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Republic
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a form of government in which the people choose their rulers
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dictator
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an absolute ruler of a country
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triumvirate
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a group of three persons with equal power ruling a country
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consul
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heads of the ancient roman rebuplic
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veto
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to refuse consent
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senate
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roman branch of government that handled daily porblems of government
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twelve tablets
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bronze tablets that on which roman laws were written
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latifundias
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large estates that replaced the small farms
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legion
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divisions of roman soldiers
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tribune
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roman official elected to protect the lower class
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reformer
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one who brings about change for the better
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plebians
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roman citizens who could not serve in government and could be sold into slavery if in debt. poorer class- lower class
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patrician
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roman citizen of hte oldest and richest families- powerful upper class
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