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23 Cards in this Set
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Senate
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Rome's chief governing body
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Hannibal
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leader during the Second Punic war
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Julius Caesar
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a great Roman general
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Caesar Augustus
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a great Roman leader who was responsible for the Pax Romana
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Pax Romana
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a long period of peace in the Roman Empire
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Edict of Milan
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legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire
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Islam
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a religion that follows Allah and the writings of the Koran
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Byzantine Empire
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the eastern part of the Roman Empire
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examples of Greek and Roman architecture
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White House, Capitol and Jefferson Memorial
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republic
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a government without a king, usually with some elected officials
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patrician
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a member f the ruling class of ancient Rome
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plebian
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a mamber of the lower class of ancient Rome
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Carthage
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a country on the coast of North Africa
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Punic Wars
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a series of wars between Rome and Carthage that lasted over 100 years
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dictator
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an absolute ruler of a city or country
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The Aeneid
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an epic poem written by Virgil
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coliseum
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a large theater or sports arena
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gladiators
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slaves or prisoners of war who were forced to fight to the death against animals or each other
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Scipio Aemilianus
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Roman general during the third Punic War, the adopted grandson of Scipio Africanus
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Hamilcar Barca
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leader of Carthage during the first Punic War, father of Hannibal
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Scipio Africanus
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Roman general who defeated Hannibal at Carthage during the second Punic War
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Brutus
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one of Caesar's assassins
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Cassius
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one of Caesar's assassins
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