Roman Republic
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- veto
- to reject/decline something
- dictator
- ruler with absolute power and could hold power for only 6 months
- praetor
- judge responsible for criminal justice and international law
- consul
- official from the patrician class who administered the laws of Ancient Rome
- plebeian
- working class, not rich
- senate
- governing counsul
- patrician
- wealthy landowning class
- censors
- counted population every 5 years, moral judges
- legion
- military formation made up of 6,000 soldiers
- SPQR
- senate & citizens are equal