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| representative | A person who is elected by citizens to speak or act for them |
| census | A periodic count of all people living in a country, city or other region |
| parable | A simple message that contains a message of truth |
| Senate | The lawmaking body and most powerful branch of gov't. in ancith Rome's Republic |
| Twelve Tables | The earliest collection of Roman laws |
| tribune | An elected leader of ancient Rome who represented the interests of the plebeians |
| Forum | The city market and meeting place in ancient Rome |
| Colosseum | A large stadium in ancient Rome where athletic events took place |
| dictator | A ruler who has absolute power |
| aqueduct | A high, arched structure built to carry water over long distances |
| Roman citizens were made up of | plebeians and patricians |
| Members of Rome's noble families | controlled the Senate |
| In the Punic Wars, Rome and Carthage fought over | Sicily |
| Constantine's capital | Constantinople |
| Diocletian | divided the Roman empire into two |
| Religion of the Western Empire | Roman Catholicism |
| Religion of the Eastern Empire | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| The man who took 90,000 men and elephants to fight in Italy | Hannibal |
| The leader at the start of the Pax Romana | Augustus |
| Caesar was killed on the | Ides of March |
| Pope | Bishop of Rome |
| Legacies of the Roman Empire | laws and government |
| Why did the Roman Empire weaken | too big to control, difficulty communicating and collecting taxes |
| plebeian | A common farmer, trader, or craftworker in ancient Rome |
