Key Terms: Ancient Rome Flashcards
an open area in a city filled with public buildings, temples and markets
forum
a government in which citizens have a right to vote and elect officials
republic
the basic unit of the roman army, made up of 4500 to 5000 heavily armed soldiers
legion
a unit between 60 and 120 soldiers
maniple
a system of rules by which a government is organized
constitution
to stop or cancel the action of a governmental office or body
veto
elected officials who enforce law
magistrates
a garment that adult men wore wrapped around their bodies
toga
top officials of the roman republic
consuls
men ruled their families and people traced their origins through male ancestors
patriarchal society
head of the household
paterfamilias
large country home owned by elite roman families
villas
an official religion supported by the government
established religion
a state containing several countries or territories
empire
areas within a country or empire
province
