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10901981134RepublicThe first large government of ancient Rome, based on the Twelve Tables it was a representative government where the Senators were elected by the people.0
10901981135Senatethe governing and advisory council that proved to be the most permanent element in the constitution1
10901981136Tribunesan official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests.2
10901981137Checks and Balancescounterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.3
10901981138Laws of the Twelve TablesThe earliest attempt by the Romans to create a code of law4
10901981139CarthageThe first great imperial opponent of Rome a Phoenician colony on the north coast of Africa5
10901981140Punic Warsa series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, at the time, they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place6
10901981141Legionswas the largest unit of the Roman army, evolving from 3000 men in early times to over 5200 men in imperial times7
10901981142Julius CaesarRoman statesman, general, author, famous for the conquest of Gaul8
10901981143Marc Antonywas a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire9
10901981144Pax Romanathe long period of relative peacefulness and minimal expansion by the Roman military force10
10901981145Constantineemperor who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman empire11
10901981146Separation of Church and Stateconcept that the government and religion should not control each other12
10901981147Latinsan Italic tribe in ancient central Italy that became a part of Rome13
10901981148Stirrupenabled a heavily armoured horseman to retain his balance in the saddle whilst using a weighty spear, sword or lance14
10901981149Patriciansan aristocrat or nobleman15
10901981150Plebeiansa member of the lower social classes or working class person16
10901981151EpicureanismGreek philosophy that focused on finding only the good things in life17
10901981152StoicismGreek philosophy that taught one to detach oneself from pain and pleasure and life.18
10901981153Syncretismmerging of different religion, cultures and languages19
10901981154Martyrdomthe suffering of death on account of adherence to a cause and especially to one's religious faith20

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