A | B |
Julius Caesar | dictator of Rome |
Octavian Augustus | First emperor of Rome brought a period of peace known as Pax Romana |
Constatine | makes Christianity the official religion of Rome |
Hannibal | leader of Carthaginian army |
Jesus | teacher, prophet, and founder of Christianity |
Paul | Roman citizens and former Christian persecuter who converts and helps spread the religion |
Peter | consider the first Pope |
Neptune | god of sea |
Pluto | god of underworld |
Mars | god of war |
Jupiter | god of sky and the king of all gods |
Venus | goddess of love and beauty |
Mercury | messenger god |
aqueduct | waterway |
romance language | languages based on Latin |
Colosseum | Roman stadium |
Roman Bath | spa like place where people go to socialize |
dictator | a ruler with absolute power |
Twelve Tables | first set of written law in Rome |
census | counting people by one hundreds |
gladiator | slave, POWs, and debtors who fight in arenas |
representatives | people who act for others |
Republic | form of government where elected officials act for the people |