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tribunes

elected Roman official who protects the rights of ordinary citizens

republic

form of government in which citizens elect their leaders

proconsul

governor

gladiators

in ancient Rome, a person who fought people or animals for public entertainment

Latifundia

large farming estates

legions

large groups of Roman soldiers

legacies

money, property, or position left in a will to someone

mosaics

motifs or images created by an arrangement of colored glass or stone

plebians

ordinary citizens in ancient Rome

Carthagians

rebelled against Rome- Rome leveled/ took over Carthage and put in people into slavery.

patricians

the ruling class of ancient Rome

Triumvirate

three rulers who share equal political power

veto

to reject

satires

verse or prose that pokes fun at human weakness

praetor

Roman government officials who interpreted the law and judged

Dictator

a person with absolute power to rule