| A | B |
|---|
| patrician | wealthy, powerful citizens |
| plebian | common Roman citizens with little wealth or power |
| republic | government where citizens have the right to vote |
| representative | someone elected to represent the people |
| Senate | governing body |
| patriotism | sense of pride in one's country |
| dictator | ruler with absolute power |
| consul | official chosen to manage the government and the army |
| caesar | Roman ruler |
| tribune | person appointed to protect the rights of plebeians |
| emperor | ruler of an empire |
| gladiator | a prisoner or slave who served as a professional fighter |
| synagogue | Jewish place of worship |
| disciple | a follower |
| catcacomb | underground room used as as a burial place |
| persecute | to punish others for their beliefs |
| pillage | to rob |
| vandal | someone who destroys property |
| auction | to sell off |
| Augustus | improved the Roman army |
| Nero | killed his wife and mother;was mentally unstable |
| Claudius | he returned stolen art work |
| Caligula | stole art work, his body guard killed him |
| Aurelius | his jewels and property to help the empire..he started schools and orphanages |
| Constantine | made Christianity equal to all other religions |
| Pax Romana | Roman Peace; atime when Rome was prosperous and peaceful |
| Roman legacy | language,architecture and laws |
| Alaric | led the Visigoths |
| leader of the Roman empire | Romulus Augustus |
| Jesus | was arrested for spreading his message |
| Christianity | the official religion of Rome in A.D. 380 |
| Constantinople | outlawed the persecution of Christians |
