| A | B |
|---|
| patricians | wealthy Roman landowners who held most power |
| Senate | aristocratic branch of Rome's government |
| Republic | Government where leader is put in office by citizens who vote |
| Plebeians | Early Rome republic, common farmers, artisans, and merchants make up majority |
| Dictator | Rules in time of crisis, term for 6 months |
| Triumvirate | A group of three rulers |
| Consuls | Two officials, like kings, command army and direct government |
| Pax Romana | Time period of peace and prosperity in Rome |
| Legions | Military units that the Roman soldiers were organized in |
| Coliseum | great arena of ancient Rome, seated fifty thousand people |
| Aqueducts | Designed by Rome engineers to bring water into cities and towns |
| Twelve Tables | Written Roman laws, topics include land ownership to crying at a funeral |
| Diety | Somebody or something resembling or treated as a god |
