Roman Republic

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Republic

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A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

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Senate

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1. the state council of the ancient Roman republic and empire

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consuls

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(in ancient Rome) one of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic.

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peninsula

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a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water, but is connected to a larger land mass on one side. The word peninsula comes from the Latin words paene ("almost") and insula ("island").

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patricians

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a group of wealthy, land-owning families that made up the political, religious, and military leadership of Rome. The term patrician comes from the Latin word "patres," meaning "fathers".

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plebians

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the common people or working class citizens, essentially the "commoners" who were not part of the privileged aristocratic class known as patricians; they were the majority of free Roman citizens with limited political power

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reform

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make changes in something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice, in order to improve it.

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dictator

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a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.

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emperor

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a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire.

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aqueducts

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a channel built to convey water aqueduct, (from Latin aqua + ducere, “to lead water”)