| A | B |
|---|
| Patrician | members of the landholding class in Roman society |
| Consul | two chief executives elected for one year to run the government and command the armies of ancient Rome |
| Dictator | absolute ruler appointed in an emergency for six months |
| Tribune | officials elected by plebeians who could veto some of the Senate’s laws |
| Veto | refuse to approve |
| Legion | a group of 5,000 Roman soldiers |
| Latins | ancestors of the Romans who migrated to Italy around 800 B.C. they lived in the middle portion of the Italian peninsula |
| Etruscans | peoples to the north of Rome who ruled Rome until 509 B.C. |
| Republic | form of government in which citizens elect officials to run the government |
| Plebeian | the common people of Roman society made up this class |
| Twelve Tables | the written laws of Rome that were displayed in the forum |
| Romulus and Remus | twin brothers that the legendary founding of Rome is based on |
| Appenine | name of a mountain range in the Italian peninsula |
| Senate | this legislative body dominated the Roman government |
