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Ch. 14 Roman Republic
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7th Grade
02/04/2014
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publicans
 Definition
tax collectors
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dictator
 Definition
absolute ruler
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republic
 Definition
govt. in which people choose their leaders
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latifundias
 Definition
large estates that replaced small farms
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veto
 Definition
say no to
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Twelve Tables
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Roman laws displayed in the Forum
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Consuls
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2 heads of the Republic
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Julius Caesar
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assassinated on the Ides of March
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Punic
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series of wars with Carthage
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Tribunes
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govt. officials who protected plebeians
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legionaries
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Roman soldiers
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plebeians
 Definition
poorer citizens
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patricians
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the wealthy; members of the richest families
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legion
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army formation of 5,000 men
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Sicily
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island between Italy and Carthage
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triumvarite
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group of 3 with equal power
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Octavian
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became sole ruler of the Roman Empire
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Senate
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300 men who handles daily problems
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Hannibal
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Carthaginian general
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corvus
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movable bridge on the front of a ship
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