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| Form of government in which voters elect officials to run the state. |
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| The 10 officials that were elected to refuse or approve Senate bills and the actions of public officials if they believed that the acts were contrary to the public interest. |
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| Two officials who were elected for one year terms. They ran the government and acted as military commanders, and appointed dictators. They could veto acts of the other consul. |
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| System that prevented any one part of the government from becoming too powerful. (Used by the U.S.) |
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| During war, these officials commanded armies, and during times of peace, they oversaw the legal system. |
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| Officials elected every 5 years for 18 month terms. They registered citizens according to wealth, appointed candidates to the senate, and acted as disciplinarians among citizens. |
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| Powerful aristocratic class organized in clans that controlled the government. |
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| Roman military unit that consisted of 4,500 to 6,000 men, all made up of citizens. |
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| Father of a Roman Family who had complete authority. |
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| A sum of money payed due to damages caused to another country after a war. |
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| Very large estates that only wealthy Romans could afford. |
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| Social class that had great wealth. |
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| Period of peace lasting 200 years starting from the beginning of Augustus's reign until Marcus Aurelius's death. |
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| Bridge-like structures that carried water from the mountains |
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| A tenant farmer. Replaced slaves gradually. |
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| Scholars that learned in the scriptures and in commentaries on religious law. |
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| Christians who died for refusing to renounce their beliefs. |
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| Bishops of empire cities. |
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| Originally the patriarch of Rome, now the leader of the catholic church. |
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| Another name for the workers' trade associations. |
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| The absence of any government at all whatsoever. |
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