1. Ancient roman vocabulary

2. Came from Natural Law, or law based on reason
Law of Nations
Came from Natural Law, or law based on reason

3. Patricians
Major landowners who formed the ruling class

4. triumvirate
Government run by three people with equal power

5. Consul
A chief executive
in Roman government

6. dictator
An absolute rule
Example: Julius Caesar

7. plebians Social class of Roman commoners Ex. minor landowners,
farmers, merchants,
craftsmen

8. imperator
The commander in chief

9. praetor
Official in Roman government who is in charge of enforcing civil law- acts as judge, can therefore create law

10. Pax Romana
The peace between all the different nationalities of people that lived within the Roman Empire

11. Republic
Form of government where the leader is not a monarch and some of the citizens can vote

12. senate
A group of patricians who would serve government for life

13. Twelve Tables
The first code of
laws adopted in
Ancient Rome
(450 BC)