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| Julius Caesar | the general who made Gaul and Britain part of the Roman Empire; later he took over the Roman government |
| Octavian | the proper name of Caesar Augustus |
| Constantine | the first Christian Roman Emperor |
| Theodosius | the Roman Emperor who outlawed pagan religions |
| Hannibal | a great Carthaginian general who attempted to attack Rome using elephants along with his soldiers |
| Scipio | the Roman general who defeated Carthage |
| Hadrian | the Roman emperor who had a wall built to separate Roman Britain from the rest of Britannia |
| Decius | the Roman emperor who began systematic persection of Christians |
| Diocletian | the Roman emperor who divided the empire in two; many Christians died during his reign |
| Nero | the Roman emperor who blamed Christians for starting a great fire in Rome; rumor had it that he started the fire |
| consul | one of two leading rulers of Rome before the time of the emperors; two at a time were needed so that one did not have tyranical power |
| Spartacus | an escaped slaved who gathered an army of 6000 and fought the Roman army for two years before being captured |
| forum | the central area of each Roman city; it was a place for meetings and commerce |
| theater | the place where plays (comedies and tragedies) were performed |
| amphitheater | the place where fighting (animals; people; both) took place as a form of entertainment |
| basilica | a building which faced the forum where law courts and offices were located |
| aqueduct | a structure which carried fresh water from mountain streams to a city |
| public bath | the popular place where people met to relax, socialize, and even get a massage |
| road | thing constructed to improve troop movement as well as to speed up commerce |
| legion | an army unit made up of 5,000 to 6,000 men |
