| A | B |
|---|
| messiah | the savior in Judaism and Christianity |
| disciple | followers of a person or belief |
| gospel | first four books of the New Testament written by Matthew , Mark, Luke and John |
| epistle | a letter written by a disciple in the Christian Bible |
| martyr | a person who chooses to die for a cause he or she believes in |
| Jesus | messiah-founder of the Christian religion |
| Paul | disciple of Jesus-wrote and taught Jesus' teachings-organized the Christian religion |
| Nero | Roman Emperor-disliked Christians |
| Judea | Jewish homeland-where Jesus lived and died |
| mercenary | foreign soldiers who serve ony for pay |
| inflation | when not controlled, money continues to buy less and less |
| circus | an arena in ancient Rome |
| aquaduct | a structure that carries water over a long distance |
| province | a unit of an empire |
| dictator | emergency ruler for 6 months with all the powers of a king |
| veto | the Latin word for forbid |
| consul | two men who led the ancient Roman Republic |
| plebian | an ordinary citizen in ancient Rome |
| patrician | member of a wealthy upper class family in ancient Rome |
| Republic | citizens who have the right to vote |
| Julius Caesar | Roman political and military leader who became dictator for lifr but was murdered by the senators |
| Constantine | Roman Emperor that helped spresd Christianity |
| Romulus and Remus | legendary twins that founded Rome |
| Etruscans | mysterious people that lived in Rome before the Romans |
| Octavian | highly respected Emperor of Rome-Caesar's adopted son |
