| A | B |
|---|
| Gladiator | A slave or a prisoner |
| Aqueduct | A system of bridges and canals used to carry water from place to place |
| Parable | A story that teaches a religious idea |
| Persecute | To punish someone for their religious beliefs |
| Martyr | Someone who willingly dies for their beliefs |
| Constantine | Roman emperor who began supporting Christianity in the 300's A.D. |
| Barbarians & Vandals | Outsiders from the north and west who attacked Rome. |
| Plebians | All other Roman citizens (farmers, merchants, soldiers, etc. |
| Veto | To refuse to agree to a law |
| Punic Wars | Wars between Rome and Carthage |
| Hannibal | Great general from Carthage who almost conquered Rome |
| Julius Caesar | General who became the first great Roman dictator; murdered on March 15 (the Ides of March) |
| Augustus Caesar (Octavian) | Caesar's grand-nephew; Rome's first true emperor |
| Census | A count of a country's people for tax purposes |
| Legion | A large group of soldiers |
| Gladiator | A slave or prisoner trained and forced to fight |
| Forum | A public place where people could meet and exchange goods and ideas |
| Arable land | is a land that can be used to grow crops |
| Republic | a type of government where the people rule |
| consuls | a chief magistrate; judges |
| dictator | a person who rules with absolute power |
| Patricians | A person of high birth; royalty |
