1. Chapter 14 section 1
Roman Republic

2. Vocabulary
Republic-
People choose their rulers

4. Patricians-
Members of oldest and richest families who could hold public office or perform certain religious rituals

5. Plebeians-
Poorer citizens who paid taxes and served in the army, could not marry patricians or hold public office

6. Consuls-
Head of the Roman republic who were chosen each year.
Administrators and / or military leaders
Both had veto power- power to say no to acts of each other

7. Tribunes-
Government officials who protected the rights of the plebeians

8. Legions-
Way army was organized- each contained 5,000 soldiers called legionaries and was divided into groups of 60 to 120 soldiers

9. Latifundias- large estates that produced crops, sheep, for sale (commercial farms)

10. Publicans-
ancient Roman tax collectors

11. Dictator-
Absolute ruler of Rome or any country
Sulla was Rome’s first dictator

12. Triumvirate-
A group of 3 persons with equal power
Rome’s first Triumvirate was made up of
Crassus, Pompeius (Pompey), and Caesar

13. 2nd triumvirate:
Mark Antony, Octavian, Lepidus