| A | B |
|---|
| barbrian | from a non-Roman, warlike tribe |
| colony | a foreign settlement of people far from home |
| democracy | government in which the people have a say |
| empire | more than one area ruled by one government |
| republic | government where leaders rule on behalf of the people |
| standard-bearer | soldier who carries the standard or flag |
| state | an area with some self government |
| taxes | money collected by the government from the people |
| mosaic | a picture made from small pieces of colorful stone or glass |
| Senate | a group of leaders who ruled Rome |
| consul | one of two (or three) leaders of the Senate of Rome |
| emperor | a ruler of several areas or lands |
| catapult | a weapon used to launch large rocks |
| province | an area within an empire |
| aquaducts | a channel that is part of a system for taking water to where it is needed |
| gladiator | someone made to fight to entertain Roman crowds |
| amphitheatre | a large stone stadium where large crowds gather for entertainment |
| catacombs | a series of tunnels under the city where peope were burried |
| Chi-Ro | a symbol made of the first two Greek letters of Christ |
| Constantinople | the city that Constantine named for himself which became the capital of the Roman Empire and later of the Eastern empire |
