ACCT 3031 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Centuriate Assembly, Ap World History, Chariot Racing
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Pax romana - the "roman peace," that is, the state of comparative concord prevailing within the boundaries of the roman empire from the reign of augustus (27 bce - 14 ce) to that of. Marcus aurelius (161 - 180 ce), enforced by roman rule and military control. Republic - a state that is not ruled by a hereditary leader (a monarchy) but by a person or persons appointed under the constitution. Patrician - the wealthy, powerful, and those with hereditary residential ties to rome that had full citizenship (free men) Plebeian - a citizen of ancient rome who was not a member of the privileged patrician class. From the later republican period, the term plebeian implied low social class. Lacked long standing hereditary ties to the state and usually lacked property as well, they could not serve as officers in the military and were excluded from government.
