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Rome Vocabulary
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Term | Definition | |
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Civil War | An armed conflict between groups within one country | |
Dictator | A ruler who has absolute power | |
Aqueduct | A high arched, structure built to carry water over long distances | |
Census | A periodic count of all the people living in a country, city, or other region. | |
Gladiator | A Roman athlete, usually a slave, criminal, or prisoner, of war, who was forced to fight for the entertainment of the public. | |
Julius Caesar | Roman general who became the republic's dictator in 45 B.C./B.C.E. | |
Cleopatra | Ruler of Egyptian government in Alexandria who backed Caesar in the civil war he waged from 49 B.C./B.C.E. | |
Augustus | First Roman emperor; who won the civil war following Julius Caesar's assassination and went on to unify the empire and establish the Pax Romana. | |
Gaul | An ancient region and Roman province that included most of the present-day France. | |
Colosseum | A large stadium in Rome where athletic events took place. | |
Pantheon | A large, domed temple built in Ancient Rome to honor many gods and goddesses. | |
Pompeii | An ancient city in southwestern Italy that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D./C.E. | |
Pax Romana | A period of peace for the Roman Empire that began with the rule of Augustus in about 27 B.C./B.C.E., and lasted around 200 years |