| A | B |
|---|
| A slave who fought to the death for freedom | Gladiator |
| The language of the Romans | Latin |
| 45,000 people could fit in to watch the gladiators | Colosseum |
| The ruler of the Roman Empire | Emperor |
| A place that Romans could meet others, shop, and do business | Forum |
| IN GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS iTALY IS A .. | Peninsula |
| A reaised channel used to carry water | Aquaduct |
| A government in which people select their leaders | Republic |
| Rulers with almost absolute power | dictators |
| Rome's common people (poor) | Plebeians |
| Noble, powerful citizens of Rome (rich) | Patricians |
| Rome's most powerful members of the senate | Consuls |
| A group of wealthy Romans that help the city leaders | Senate |
| Groups of soldiers | Legions |
| A peaceful period that lasted for the first 200 years of the Roman Empire | Pax Romana |
