political power Flashcards
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cursus honorum
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(course of officers) - sequential order of public offices held by aspiring politicians like a ladder or achievement
2
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magistrate
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civil officer who administrates the law
3
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sacrosanct
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protected from harm
4
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potestas
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power - power associate with a particular magistrate
5
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fasces
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ancient imperial roman symbol of power, carried by lictors, a bundle of sticks featuring an axe, indicating power over life and death
6
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lictor
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(to bind) - roman civil servant who was a bodyguard to magistrates who held imperium
7
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oligarchy
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small group of people having control over a country
