Ancient Rome
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- Messiah
- Savior sent by God
- Augustus
- First emperor of Rome
- Engineering
- Us of science and math to develop useful structures and machines
- Latifundia
- Huge estates owned by wealthy families
- Pax Romana
- "Roman Peace" -200 year span of prosperity in Rome
- Republic
- System of democratic government where officials are elected to represent the people
- Aqueducts
- Bridge-like stone structures that carry water from the hills into Roman cities
- Heresy
- Beliefs that go against the teachings of the Christian church
- Clergy
- The group of people who conduct Christian services
- Tiber River
- River that the city of Rome sits at the mouth of
- Apostle
- 12 of Jesus' closest followers
- Julius Caesar
- Roman general who forced the Senate to name him dictator
- Mercenary
- Foreign soldiers serving in the army for pay
- Census
- An official population count
- Civil Law
- Body of law dealing with private rights of individuals
- Martyrs
- People who suffer or die for their beliefs
- Dictator
- the title of an official in ancient Rome appointed by the Senate to rule the state in times of emergency.
- Mosaic
- Picture made of colored stone or glass
- Etruscan
- Early people who shared the peninsula with the Romans
- Christianity
- Religion that developed in the part of the Roman Empire near Jerusalem
- Judaism
- Major world religion founded by Abraham and Moses; practiced in the Roman province of Palestine near Jerusalem
- Tribune
- Officials elected by plebians to represent them in government
- Huns
- Warlike people who migrated from Eastern Europe into territory controlled by Germanic tribes, forcing them to move into areas controlled by Rome
- Greco-Roman Civilization
- A blending of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman civilizations
- Carthage and the Punic Wars
- Rome fought three wars against this North African city called the Punic wars
- Consuls
- Two officials from the patrician class were appointed each year of the Roman Republic to supervise the government and command the armies
- Ptolemy
- Mathematician/Astronomer who believed the Earth was the center of the universe
- Patricians
- Members of the land-holding upper class of Rome
- Plebians
- Members of the lower class of Ancient Rome including farmers, merchants, artisans and traders
- Constantinople
- Capitol city of the Eastern Roman Empire