| A | B |
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| Republic | A type of government with a leader elected by citizens |
| Patrician | an upper-class citizen of Rome |
| Plebian | an ordinary citizen of Rome |
| Consul | a leader of Rome who served for one year |
| Veto | the rejection by one Roman consul of a measure proposed by another |
| Dictator | a leader granted the powers of a king for a period of time |
| Romulus & Remus | legendary founders of Rome |
| Etruscans | a group of people who conquered the Romans about 600 B.C. |
| Julius Caesar | Roman general who became dictator for life in 44 B.C. |
| Octavian | adopted son of Julius Caesar who became Rome's first emperor |
| Tiber River | a river along which Rome was founded |
| Rome | city located on seven hills above the Tiber River |
| Italy | long narrow peninsula stretching into the Mediterranean Seag i |
| Carthage | North African Empire |
| Gaul | A region inhabited by the ancient Gauls;now present day France |
