social studies vocab test Ancient Rome Flashcards
ace
a structure that carries water over long distances
aqueduct
to murder for political reasons
Assassination
the first Roman Empire ruled after Julias ceasers death
Agustas ceaser
an area in ancient Rome shows were held there
Circus
a large amphitheater built in Rome about AD.70 people would fight animals and other people
Coloseaum
an emperor of Rome encouraged the spread of Christianity
Constantine
one of the two officials who led the Roman Republic
Consul
a ruler who has total control over a government
dictator
a follower of a person or a belief
Deciptful
a letter in the Christian bible
epistle
a person in ancient Rome who fought in the arena who fought for the entertainment of the public
Gladiator
a person in ancient Greece’s sole
Hadrian
an economic situation in which there is more money so it goes down in money
Inflation
Roman dictator killed by his fellow people
Julius Ceaser
a religion that was used by old Christian people
latin
a member of a legion, in particular an ancient Roman legion or the French Foreign Legion.
legionaries
a person who dies for particular causes
Martyr
soldier who serves for pay in a foreign army
mercenary
a savior in Judaism and Christianity
messiah
the peace which existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire
pax Romana
a member of an upper-class family in the Roman Republic
partrician
mistreatment or ridicule of a person or group of people based on their religious beliefs or lack of religious beliefs
persecute
all free Roman citizens who were not members of the patrician, senatorial or equestrian classes. or an ordinary citizen
plebian
a unit of an empire or country area of a roman empire
province
government in which citizens elected representatives to rule on their behaf
republic
a cloak in ancient Rome
Toga
the rejection of any planned action or rule by a person in power
Veto
a large country estate and an important source of food for ancient Rome
Villa
