| A | B |
|---|
| patrician | wealthy, pwerful roman citizen |
| plebeian | common roman citizen with little wealth and power |
| republic | government where citizens have the right to vote |
| representative | one elected to represent the people |
| senate | governing body |
| consul | leader of a roman church |
| dictator | ruler with total control over the people |
| tribune | person appointed to project the rights of plebeians |
| patriotism | sense of pride in one's country |
| caesar | roman ruler |
| emperor | ruler of an empire |
| gladiator | generally a prisoner or slave who served as a professional fighter |
| catacomb | undergroung room used as a burial place |
| synagogue | jewish place of worship |
| disciple | a follower |
| persecute | to punish others for their beliefs |
| auction | to sell off |
| pope | leader of the roman church |
| pillage | to rob |
| vandal | someone that destroys property |
| commodus | was a caring leader |
| emperor diocletian | controlled the empire with a co- emperor |
| constantinople | was first called new rome |
| the visigoths | rode horses into the homes of the wealthy |
| as rome declined | constantinople became the center of roman power |
