Editing The Roman Republic (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Res Publica''' — "The Public Matter" (The Republic); a state not ruled by a king.
* '''The Senate''' — The "Council of Elders" (Patricians) who held the "True Power" and managed "Money" and "Foreign Policy."
* '''Consul''' — The "Two Top Leaders" elected each year to "Watch each other" and lead the army (to prevent 'Tyranny').
* '''SPQR''' (Senatus Populusque Romanus) — "The Senate and the People of Rome," the official name of the state.
* '''Patrician vs. Plebeian''' — The "Aristocrats" (rich/old) versus the "Commoners" (poor/new).
* '''The Twelve Tables''' — The first "Written Laws" of Rome, displayed in the Forum so "No one was above the law."
* '''The Legion''' — The "Ultimate Military Unit": a flexible, professional army of "Citizen-Soldiers" who could "Out-build" and "Out-fight" anyone.
* '''Carthage and Hannibal''' — Rome's "Greatest Rival" in the Punic Wars; their defeat made Rome the "Superpower" of the world.
* '''Tribune of the Plebs''' — An official with the "Power to Veto" (I Forbid) any law passed by the Senate, protecting the common people.
* '''The Forum''' — The "Physical Heart" of Rome: the square where "Politics," "Law," and "Religion" met.
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