| A | B |
|---|
| republic | government in which the citizens have the right to select their own leader |
| patrician | aristocratic landowner |
| plebeian | farmer, artisan, or merchant; commoner |
| tribune | protects the rights of and represents the plebeians in the assembly |
| consul | official; like a king |
| legion | militaty unit consisting of 5000 men |
| Hannibal | Carthigenian general who invaded Northern Italy |
| Scipio | Roman general who defeated Hannibal |
| Julius Caeser | ambitious leader murdered by Cassius and Brutus |
| triumvirate | leadership established by Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey |
| Pax Romana | a period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire |
| gladiator | a professional fighter |
| Jesus | believed by many as a savior |
| Diaspora | the movung away of the Jews from their homeland in Palestine |
| Constantine | ended persecution of the Jews |
| bishop | head of all the churches in the area |
| pope | head of the Christian Church |
| heresy | statements or writings that questioned or contradicted the church |
| inflation | a large drop in the value of money and rise in the price of goods |
| mercenary | foreign soldiers who fought for money |
| Diocletian | determined army general and Roman emperor |
| Alaric | Visgoth king |
| Visgoths | Germanic tribes |
| Attila | king of the Huns |
| Greco-Roman culture | a blend of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures |
| Pompeii | Roman town buried after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius |
| Virgil | Roman poet who wrote the Aeneid |
| aqueduct | a canal or pipeline built to carry water |
| artisans | skilled workers |
| caravans | traders travelling together |
| Twelve Tables | set of "written" rules protecting Romen citizens' rights |
