Roman Republic
In 509 BCE the Romans removed their king and created this type of government.
What is a republic?
These were the more wealthy and powerful families in Rome.
Who were the patricians?
These two leaders were the most powerful elected officials in Rome.
Who were the consuls?
This powerful group of 300-600 experienced magistrates played an influential advisory role in the Roman government.
What is the Senate?
This king of the Roman gods ruled the sky and thunder.
Who is Jupiter?
In a republic, citizens choose leaders by doing this.
What is voting for or electing leaders?
These common citizens included farmers, merchants, and workers.
Who were the plebeians?
This elected official acted as a judge and ran Roman courts.
Who is a Praetor?
The three parts of the Roman Republican Government.
What are the Executive, Senate, and Assemblies?
Roman soldiers prayed to this god before going into battle.
Who is Mars?
The Roman Republic lasted from 509 BCE until this year when Rome became an empire.
What is 27 BCE?
Early in Republican Rome, only this social class could be elected to many government positions.
Who were the patricians?
This was the entry-level magistrate position or office.
What is Quaestor?
This assembly elected the Tribune of the Plebs.
What is the Plebeian Council?
Romans loved watching these warriors battle each other in huge arenas.
What are gladiators?
Rome used short one-year terms for most leaders to?
Prevent tyranny. Make officials accountable to the electorate.
This government office was created to protect the rights of plebeians.
What is the Tribune of the Plebs?
These officials organized games, festivals, and maintained the city.
What are Aediles?
These groups of citizens met to vote on laws and elect leaders.
What are assemblies?
According to legend, this animal helped raise Romulus and Remus.
What is a wolf?
Women, slaves, and foreigners could not vote in Rome. Only this group of people could.
Who were adult male Roman citizens?
This power allowed the Tribune of the Plebs to stop laws they believed were unfair.
What is a veto?
This emergency leader could rule with complete power for six months.
Who is a Dictator?
This assembly elected consuls and decided whether Rome would go to war.
What is the Centuriate Assembly?
This famous volcano buried the Roman city of Pompeii in ash in 79 CE.
What is Mount Vesuvius?