julius Caesar

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julius Caesar

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He declared himself “dictator for life” and was later assassinated by the senate

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Augustus

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Rome’s first emperor

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Pax Romana

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Latin for “Roman peace”. This was a 200 year period of relative peace and expansion began by Augustus

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Pumice wars

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Rome fought these three wars with Carthage and won. Hannibal and his elephants led the second of these three wars.

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Patricians

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The upper class of Roman society

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Plebeians

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The lower class of Roman society

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monotheism

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a belief in one god

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Polytheism

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a belief in many gods

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Civil war

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A war between groups in the same country

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Dictator

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A ruler with absolute power

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Sack

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Plundering or destruction of a place by an army or mob

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Mercenary

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A soldier who fights for money

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Inflation

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Rapidly increasing prices

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republic

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a government In which leaders are elected by its citizens

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Christians

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Followers of Jesus. they were often persecuted by the Romans in the early years of the republic

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Aqueducts

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These bought water from miles away into the cities

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Pantheon

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Built by Hadrian to honor Roman gods
for centuries, it’s 150 foot wide dome was the largest in the world

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Empire

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A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government

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Vault

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Rows of arches that form a curved ceiling

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Conscription

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The drafting of soldiers

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Huns

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A group of barbarians that came out of the far East and left a path of destruction across Asia and Europe

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Attila

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Leader of the Huns

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Visigoths

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A Germanic tribe that was displaced by the Huns and who asked Rome for protection. after suffering abuse at the hands of the romans, they sacked Rome for the first time in 800 years

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Alaric

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Leader of the goths

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Barter

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Trading goods for goods , rather than using money

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Pacifists

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Those who oppose war

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Who are the Praetorian guard

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A private army of highly trained soldiers , created by Augustus, to guard the emperor