| A | B |
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| republic | a system of government in which people elect representatives to speak for them |
| Senate | the main law-making body in Rome |
| patrician | class of citizens made up of descendants of Rome's earliest settlers |
| plebeian | working class of Rome |
| consul | one of 2 officials who ran the day-to-day life in Rome |
| veto | "I forbid"--power to reject a law |
| tribune | one of 10 officials elected by plebeians to represent them in the Senate |
| dictator | official appointed by the Senate in times of emergency |
| Twelve Tables | early code of Roman laws |
| Etruscans | early conquerors of Rome |
| Tiber | river that flows through Rome |
| Romulus | legendary founder of Rome |
| Hannibal | general from Carthage;enemy of Rome |
| Punic Wars | series of 3 wars against Carthage |
| Julius Caesar | general, dictator assassinated in 44 B.C. |
| Rubicon | river crossed by Caesar; indicated war against the Senate |
| Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus | brothers who tried to make laws to help the plebeians |
| province | a self-governing territory |
