| A | B |
| Census | an official count of people living in a place |
| Villa | a country estate |
| circus | an area in ancient Rome or show held there |
| Gladiator | a person who fought to the death as entertainment for the Rome public |
| Jesus | founder of Christianity;believed by Christians to be the messiah |
| Messiah | a savior in Judaism and Christianity |
| Disciple | a follower of a person or belief |
| Epistle | the Christian bible, letters written by disiples |
| Martyr | a person who dies for a cause |
| Constantine | emporer of rome from A.D.312 to 337 encouraged the spread of Christianity |
| Mercenary | a solder who serves for pay in a foreign war |
| Inflation | an economic situation in which the government issues more money for lower value |