Ancient Rome Vocab

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Censor Official responsible for maintaining a Official who ordered the

census, supervising public morality, and population to be counted and
overseeing certain aspects of checked on public morals. Very
government finances powerful

Cloaca A large underground drain system of Sewers

Rome

Aqueduct an artificial channel for conveying water, A bridge-like construction made

typically in the form of a bridge across a to control flow of water
valley or other gap.

Circus The Circus Maximus is an ancient Stadium

Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass
entertainment venue in Rome, Italy.

Consul Yearly elected officials, they are highest President

level and get the year named after them.

Forum a place, meeting, or medium where ideas Convention

and views on a particular issue can be
exchanged.

Gladiator (in ancient Rome) a man trained to fight A person hired to fight for other
with weapons against other men or wild people’s entertainment.
animals in an arena.

Legion a unit of 3,000–6,000 men in the ancient A divsion in the roman army
Roman army.

Magistrate A civil officer or lay judge who administers Judge

the law, especially one who conducts a
court that deals with minor offenses and
holds preliminary hearings for more
serious ones.

Patrician A group of ruling class families in ancient Noblemen

Rome.

Plebian In ancient Rome a citizen, not born into a Commoners.

patrician family

Province a principal administrative division of Region

certain countries or empires.
Senate The Senate was the governing and Wealthy men that governed
(Roman) advisory assembly of the aristocracy in what took place in Rome and
the ancient Roman Republic. how it functioned.

Thermae complex of rooms designed for Public Sauna

public bathing, relaxation, and social
activity that was developed to a high
degree of sophistication by the
ancient Romans.

Toga a loose flowing outer garment worn by the Type of clothing in ancient
citizens of ancient Rome, made of a single rome.
piece of cloth and covering the whole body
apart from the right arm.

Tribune an official in ancient Rome chosen by the US representative.

plebeians to protect their interests.

Quorum the minimum number of members of an Attendance

assembly or society that must be present
at any of its meetings to make the
proceedings of that meeting valid.