| A | B |
|---|
| republic | Government in which citizens elect representatives |
| patricians | descendants of Rome's earliest settlers |
| tribune | A plebian official who could attend meeting of the Senate |
| veto | To stop passage of a law; I forbid |
| Senate | A council of representatives |
| plebian | A farmer, worker, merchant, craftworker whose family came later to Rome than patricians |
| province | A self-governing region |
| dictator | A ruler with absolute authority |
| consul | One of the officials from the Roman Senate who ran daily affairs on behalf of Roman citizens |
| Romulus and Remus | Legenday founders of Rome |
| Hannibal | Carthiginian general who crossed Alps with elephants to attack rome |
| Julius Caesar | Roman statesman and general; dictator of Rome until murdered by nobles |
| Ides of March | Infamous day on which Julius Caesar was assassinated |
| Punic Wars | 3 wars between Carthage and Rome |
| acid rain | Water in the form of rain that is mixed with harmful gases |
| basilica | A huge marble governmental building in ancient Rome |
| gladiator | A slave or prisoner forced to fight, often to the death |
| census | A count of a country's people |
| forum | Apublic square in Rome |
| policy | A plan, usually of a political nature |
| legion | A unit of soldiers |
| aqueduct | A network of bridges and canals that carries water from place to place |
| Augustus | He was Rome's first true emperor, grandnephew of Julius Caesar |
| Pax Romana | During Augustus'reign, a time of peace and unity that spead across the empire lasting 200 years |
| crucifixion | A method of execution in which a person is nailed to the cross and left to die |
| Christianity | A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ |
| messiah | A wise leader who would establish the kingdom of God on Earth, according to Judaism |
| New Testament | Second part of the Christian Bible about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ |
| apostle | A person sent on a mission |
| martyr | A person who suffers and/or dies for their beliefs |
| Old Testament | the Christian Bible's 1st part which contains same books as the Jewish Bible |
| gospels | First 4 books of the New Testament that describe Jesus's Christ's life and actions |
| christos | The Greek term for messiah |
| Constantine | Roman genral and emperor, made Christianity an accepted religion within the Roman Empire |
| Edict of Milan | In 313, this command from Constantine made Christianity an accepted religion in Roman Empire |
