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| Republic | a form of government in which power rests with citizens |
| Empire | a political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler |
| Rome | A city in Italy built on seven rolling hills at a curve on the Tiber River |
| Patricians | Wealthy landowners who held most of the power in Rome |
| Plebeians | the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population of Rome |
| Senate | An aristocratic branch of Rome’s government that had legislative and administrative functions in the republic |
| Dictator | a leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army |
| Tribunes | formed by the plebeians to protect their rights from unfair acts of patrician officials |
