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Rome Definitions
from politics to land structures
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History
9th Grade
03/29/2006

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commander-in-cheif of Roman armies; the word emperor was derived form it
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imperator
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means I forbid in Latin
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veto
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a wealthy upperclassman of Rome who owned land and could hold office
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patrician
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in times of crisis Rome would appoin a ruler to tell them what to do; could only rule for six moths in early Roman times
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dictator
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one who would take count of the population for tax and voting purposes
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censor
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the government in which all citizens could vote; lasted for 500 years
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republic
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large vas estastes where slaves would workfor low pay; because of this many small farmers became poor
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latifundia
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orginization in which officials are elected according to rank
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hierarchy
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one who dies for his or her beliefs
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martyr
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canal-like stone structures that carried water from resovoirs to the city
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aqueducts
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a statement of Christian beliefs
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Nicene Creed
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a roof made with an arched sturcture
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dome
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an increase in the volume of money and credit relative to available goods and services resulting in a continuing rise in the general price level
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inflation
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either of two annually elected chief magistrates of the Roman republic
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consul
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one of the common people
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plebeian
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