vocab, culture Flashcards
1
Q
usurp
A
seize or hold by force or without right
2
Q
consul
A
diplomatic offical
3
Q
feint
A
mock attack or move to divert attention
4
Q
levy
A
impose or collect
5
Q
remediate
A
remedy or improve
6
Q
usury
A
lending of money at excesssive rates of interest
7
Q
infamous
A
having a bad repuation
8
Q
august
A
majestic
9
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probative
A
value as proof
10
Q
assimilate
A
asborb
11
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visa
A
authorization to enter a foregin country
12
Q
Where would a roman go for justice in a criminal case
A
quaestines?
13
Q
Where would a roman go for justie in a civil case
A
praetor, or iudex
14
Q
Where would some cases be held by the time of the emperor domitian
A
centumviri
15
Q
contrasts of modern courts and romans
A
romans had no state lawyers, states/police didn’t prosecute, emperor had large role
