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| omen | a thing or event that is believed to foretell good or evil |
| senate | in ancient Rome, the supreme council of state of the republic and later of the empire |
| republic | a nation in which political power lies with the citizens, who elect leaders and representatives; the head of a state in a republic, not a monarch |
| consul | either of the two main elected officials of the ancient Roman Republic |
| patrician | a member of the small class of wealthy families in ancient Rome |
| plebian | in ancient Rome, a member of the large class of ordinary citizens |
| debt bondage | in ancient Rome, a condition in which a poor person became an unpaid servant to a wealthy person to whom he owned money |
| dictator | a ruler who has absolute power |
| assassinate | to murder someone, especially for politicala reasons |
| province | a territory governed as a unit within a country or empire; any of the lands outside Italy, conquered and ruled by the Romans |
| elite | in ancient Rome, the upper class |
| rhetoric | the art of effective writing and public speaking |
| ritual | a ceremony or rite; the prescribed form of a religious or solemn ceremony |
| market | a demand for goods; the opportunity to buy or sell |
