| A | B |
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| suo anno | refers to a Roman politician who is elected to an office as soon as he has met the minimum age requirement |
| novus homo | someone who is the first in his family to be a member of the Roman senate |
| cursus honorum | the sequence of political offices in Rome leading to consul |
| prolific | producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive |
| rostrum | a bird's beak --> the (pointed) prow of a ship --> the speaker's platform in the Roman forum (to which they mounted the prows of enemy ships) |
| Bona Dea | sacred rites held every year by wife of Pontifex Maximus; profaned by Clodius Pulcher when he snuck in (dressed as a woman) to see his married girlfriend |
| chickpea | meaning of Cicero's name |
| Philippics | series of invective speeches given by Cicero against M. Antonius |
| Second Triumvirate | alliance of M. Antony, Octavian, & Lepidus to "restore the Roman republic" (actually to hunt down and kill Caesar's assassins) |
| proscription | the act of announcing someone (a political enemy) as condemned to death and/or subject to confiscation of property |
| Marian Reforms | changes to the Roman army made by G. Marius: payed army, supplied with armor, practiced year round |
| Optimates | opposed to the Populares, aristocratic politicians who advanced the interests of the nobility |
| Populares | opposed to the Optimates, aristocratic politicians who advanced the interests of the plebeians |
| Sulla | Optimate |
| Marius | Popularis |
| Quaestor | Financial Officers, 1 yr. term; 1st important step of Cursus Honorum |
| Tirbune | Direct representative of the plebeian class, 10 per year; 1 yr. term |
| Aedile | Supervisor of public buildings and works; 4 per year; 1 year term |
| Praetor | Judicial officers; 8 per year; 1 year term |
| Consul | highest office; 2 per year; 1 year term |
| Censor | Census taker; 2 elected every 5 years for 18 month term |
| Dictator | Appointed by consuls; 6 month term |
