| A | B |
| census | An official count of people living in a place. |
| villa | A country estate. |
| circus | An arena in ancient Rome or the show held there. |
| gladiator | A person who fought to death as entertainment for the Roman republic. |
| Jesus | Founder of Christianity;believed by christians to be the Messiah. |
| messiah | A savior in Christianity and Judaism |
| disciple | A follower of a person or belief. |
| epistle | In the Christian Bible, letters written by disciples. |
| martyr | A person who dies for a cause. |
| Constantine | Emperor of Rome from A.D. 312 to 337; encouraged the spread of Christianity. |
| mercenary | A soldier who serves for pay in a foreign army. |
| inflation | An economic situation in which the government issues more money with less value. |