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Roman EMPIRE
Vocab words from the Roman Empire unit
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History
6th Grade
03/29/2012

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FORUM
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ROME'S MAIN SQUARE (CENTER OF THE CITY-STATE)
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CIRCUS MAXIMUS
Definition
LARGEST OUTDOOR ARENA (OVAL TRACK) WHERE CHARIOT RACES WERE HELD
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COLOSSEUM
Definition
ROUND OUTDOOR ARENA WHERE GLADIATOR FIGHTS WERE HELD
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PANTHEON
Definition
DOMED TEMPLE FOR THE ROMAN GODS AND GODDESSES
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PONT DU GARD
Definition
THE GREATEST OF ALL AQUEDUCTS (WATER CARRYING SYSTEM)
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BATHS OF CARACALLA
Definition
A PUBLIC BATH AND HEALTH SPA
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AQUEDUCT
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A WATER CARRYING SYSTEM USED TO CARRY WATER THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE
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LATIN
Definition
LANGUAGE OF THE ROMANS THAT IS THE BASIS OF MODERN FRENCH, ITALIAN, SPANISH, AND PORTUGUESE (ROMANCE LANGUAGES)
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PAX ROMANA
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MEANS "PEACE OF ROME" AND LASTED 200 YEARS; THE GREATEST GIFT ROME GAVE TO PEOPLE IN ITS EMPIRE
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CENSUS
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A POPULATION COUNT; USED TO COUNT POPULATION IN PROVINCES AND FOR TAX PURPOSES
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MOSAICS
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ROMAN ART FORM; PICTURES MADE OF SMALL PIECES OF GLASS OR STONE
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VIRGIL
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ROMAN POET THAT WROTE THE EPIC "THE AENEID" ABOUT AENEAS AND THE FOUNDING OF ROME
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CICERO
Definition
A PUBLIC SPEAKER (ORATOR) & WRITER OF POLITICAL SPEECHES AND LETTERS
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JULIUS CAESAR
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GOVERNOR OF GAUL; TOOK CONTROL OF ROME (DICTATOR; ASSASSINATED BY ROMAN SENATORS
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AUGUSTUS CAESAR
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RULER OF ROME DURING THE GOLDEN AGE; BROUGHT PEACE AND GOOD GOVERNMENT; CHANGED NAME FROM OCTAVIAN TO MEAN "RESPECTED ONE"
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CONSTANTINE
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THE FIRST ROMAN EMPEROR TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN; MOVED THE CAPITAL CITY
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