| A | B |
|---|
| Senate | governing body of rome |
| catacomb | underground room used as a burial |
| consul | offical chosen to manage the government and the army |
| patriotism | sense of pride in one's country |
| dictator | ruler with totla control over the people |
| Diocletian | emporer who restored order and strengthened the economy of the Roman Empire by dividing it into two parts, east and west |
| presecute | to punish others for their beliefs |
| emperor | ruler of an empire |
| The Punic Wars | three destructive wars in Rome and Carthage |
| Apostle | one of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Word of God |
| Marcus Aurelius | philosopher, general, and emporer; greatest of the 5 good emporers |
| Appian Way | a famous ancient Roman road |
| plebian | common Roman citizen with little wealth or power |
| synagogue | Jewish place of worship |
| Gospels | four books of the Bible known as the new testament |
| pillage | to rob |
| Messiah | savior someone who saves or rescues |
| Caligula | cruel emporer who declared himself a god and tried to have his horse made a senator |
| Collosseum | a famous Roman arena |
| Caesar | Roman ruler |
| Nero | emporer who killed his wife and mother and whose death led to war |
| republic | government where citizens have the right to vote |
| auction | to sell off |
| Theodosius | emperor who made Chritianity Rome's offical religion |
| disciple | a follower of Jesus |
| gladiator | generally a prisoner or slave who served as a professional fighter |
| Augustus | emperor who was leader during Pax Romana |
| tribune | person appointed to protect the rights of plebians |
| representative | one elected to represent the people |
| vandal | someone who destroys property |
| Claudius | emperor after Caligula who tried to improve conditions |
| patrician | wealthy, powerful Roman citizen |
| pope | leader of the Roman church |
