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republic a form of government in which power rests with the citizens who choose for leaders; citizens are free born males patrician wealthy landowners who held most of the power plebian common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population tribune representative of the plebian assembly who protect rights of the plebians from unfair acts of patrician officials consul commanded the army and directed the government; had one year terms and there were two at a time senate 300 members that control foreign and financial policies; advises consuls dictator for times of crisis, leader has absolute control of laws and army; chosen by consuls, elected by senate; only ruled for 6 months legion large military units in Roman army Punic Wars war between Carthage and Rome; 264 - 146 BCE Hannibal Carthaginian general, 2nd and 3rd Punic Wars civil war conflict between groups within the same country triumvirate a group of three rulers Augustus literally means exulted one; he was originally known as Octavian, he formed second triumvirate Pax Romana means Roman Peace; time (200 years) of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire inflation drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise in prices mercenary foreign soldier who fights for money Diocletian strong-willed army leader who became emperor in 284 CE; divided the empire into east and west Attila powerful Hun chieftan that united all of the tribes Constantinople means the city of Constantine; city in the east half of the empire; became the capital of the Roman Empire when Constantine came to power