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gladiator who led a slave rebellion

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Spartacus

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Greek doctor, introduced medical ideas

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Galen

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studied the sky and carefully mapped stars

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Ptolemy

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Wrote the epic poem, the Aeneid

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Virgil

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wrote satires and odes about emotions and life

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Horace

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reforms did not work because he was not a strong enough
emperor to enforce them

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Diocletian

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moved the empire’s capital to Constantinople

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Constantine

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divided the empire into the Western Roman Empire and
the Eastern Roman Empire in A.D. 395

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Theodosius

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In A.D. 410, Visigoth leader captured the city of Rome

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Alaric

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captured Rome in A.D. 476, thus ending the
Western Roman Empire

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Odoacer

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person who fought animals and other people as public
amusement

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Gladiator

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the study of body structure

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Anatomy

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a curved ceiling made of arches

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Vault

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works that poke fun at human weaknesses

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Satire

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changes to bring about improvement

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Reform

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The first major Roman road linking Rome to
southeastern Italy

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Appian Way

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marketplace and public square

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Forum

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The languages of Spanish, French, Romanian, Portuguese,
and Italian all derive from what language of the Romans

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Latin

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The Visigoths became tired of the Romans’ demands, rebelled, and defeated a Roman legions here

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Adrianople

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entered Eastern Europe in the late A.D. 300’s

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Huns

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Eastern Roman Empire became known as this

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Byzantine Empire

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King of the Gods and god of thunder

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Jupiter (Zeus)

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Queen of the gods and the Goddess of marriage

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Juno (Hera)

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The god of war

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Mars (Ares)

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The goddess of wisdom and war

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Minerva (Athena)

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The god of music, poetry and prophecy

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Apollo

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Goddess of love and beauty

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Venus (Aphrodite)

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The messenger god

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Mercury (Hermes)

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The god of the sea

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Neptune (Poseidon)

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I

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1

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V

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5

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X

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10

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L

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50

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C

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100

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D

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500

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M

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1000

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