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Ancient Rome: Key Terms
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Republic
Rome's government from roughly 509 to 27 BC, led by elected magistrates and the Senate rather than a king.
Senate
The council of former magistrates. Formally advisory, in practice the dominant institution of the Republic.
Consul
The two annually elected chief magistrates, each able to veto the other.
Tribune of the plebs
An official elected to protect plebeian interests, with the power to veto magistrates and legislation.
Patrician and plebeian
The hereditary aristocracy and the general citizen body — the division behind the Conflict of the Orders.
Punic Wars
Three wars against Carthage, 264–146 BC, ending with Carthage destroyed and Rome dominant in the west.
Julius Caesar
Crossed the Rubicon in 49 BC, became dictator, and was assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BC.
Augustus
Born Octavian; became the first emperor in 27 BC, beginning the Principate.
Pax Romana
Roughly 27 BC to AD 180: two centuries of relative internal stability across the empire.
Legion
The main army formation, a few thousand heavy infantry divided into cohorts and centuries.
Aqueduct
Gravity-fed channel carrying water into cities, often over arcades still standing today.
Fall of the Western Empire
Conventionally dated to AD 476, when Romulus Augustulus was deposed. The Eastern Empire continued to 1453.