Roman Republic (Vocabulary)

a group of representatives elected to vote on or make decisions regarding laws for a region or country.

• democracy (noun)

• plebeian

• assembly

• government

one of two chief government officials elected each year in the Roman Republic.

• Senate

• consul

• assembly

• democracy

a common person in ancient Rome.

• democracy

• plebeian

• assembly

• patrician

the earliest code of Roman law from around 451–450 BCE.

• patrician

• Senate

• Twelve Tables

• government

a historical time period in ancient Rome that began with the overthrow of the last Roman king and the establishment of a republic in 509 BCE; the republic ended in 27 BCE with the establishment of a permanent dictatorship, under Augustus Octavian Caesar.

• Roman Republic

• government

• patrician

• Twelve Tables

the group of people responsible for making decisions for a city, state, country, etc.

• patrician

• government

• assembly

• democracy

to reject or cancel a decision or proposal using official authority.

• assembly

• Senate

• consul

• veto

a member of the highest social class in ancient Rome.

• democracy

• plebeian

• assembly

• patrician

a form of government in which power is held by the people, who vote to elect their representatives.

• patrician

• assembly

• democracy

• government

the primary democratic body of the ancient Roman republic and empire.

• consul

• Senate

• assembly

• government