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Ancient Rome

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tiber river
a river flowing southward from northcentral italy across the latium plain and into the tyrrhennian sea
sicily
an island in the mediteranian sea off the southwest tip of the italian peninsuala
byzantine empire
the name by which the eastern half of the roman empire became known sometime after a.d. 400
elevation
height above sea level
colasseum
a large stadium in ancient rome wher athletic events took place
eastern orthodox christianity
a branch of christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire and that did not recognize the pope as its supreme leader
alps
europes highest mountain range extending in an arc from the mediteranian sea coast to the balkin peninsuala
Roman Catholism
a branch of christianity that developed in the western roman empire and that recognized the pope as its supreme leader
plebian
a common farmer, trader, or craftworker in ancient rome
dictator
a ruler who has absolute power
constanople
a city established as the new eastern capital of the roman empire by the emperor constantine in a.d. 330 that is now called istanbul
panthean
a large domed temple built in ancient rome to honor many gods and goddesses
parable
a simple story that contains a message or truth
architecture
the science of planning and constructing buildings
civil war
an armed conflict between groups within one country
Latium
a plain on the west coast of italy on which the city of rome was built
gaul
an ancient region and roman province that included most of present day france
diocletian
roman emperor whi divided the roman empire in two and oversaw the eastern part
representative
a person who is elected by citizens to speak or act for them
constantine
Roman emperor who found constinople as the new eastern capital of the roman empire
rome
the former center of bath,the ancient roman republic, and the roman empire and was the capital of italy
new testament
the second part of the christain bible colntaining descriptions of the life and teachingsof jesus and his early followers
forum
the city market and meeting place in the center of ancient rome
christianity
a religion based on the teachings of jesus as recorded in the new testament
palestine
region is southwest asia that became the ancient home for the jews, the ancient roman name for jude, the british pretectorence that became Israel in 1947
profile
in geography, a map shwoing a crossection of a land surface
appenine mountains
a mountain range on the italian peninsuala

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