Terms Flashcards
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Tribune
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An official chosen by plebeians to protect their interests
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Equestrian
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Relating or belonging to the wealthy class known as the equites (a class of citizens who originally formed the cavalry of the roman army + at a later period were a wealthy class of great political importance
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Plebeian
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A commoner
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Senate
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The state council which shared legislative power with the popular assemblies, admin w the magistrates
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Republic
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A state in which supreme powers held by the people and their are elected reps - elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
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Praetorian guard
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A force of bodyguards used by roman emperors
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Emperor
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A sovereign (supreme) ruler of an empire
