Western Civilization Blog Post #43 - Rome

April 28th, 2020

Rome

Terms


Republic - a form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders

Patrician - wealthy landowners who held most of the power

Plebian - the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the population

Tribunes - representative that protected the rights of the plebians from unfair acts of patrician officials

Consuls - two officials that commanded the army and directed government

Senate - the aristocratic branch of Rome's government that had both legislative and administrative functions in the republic

Dictator - a leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army in times of crisis

Legion - large military units

Punic Wars - three long wars fought between Rome and Carthage

Hannibal - a brilliant military strategist who wanted to avenge Carthage's earlier defeat

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