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15 Cards in this Set
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census
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population count
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number
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tariffs
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taxes placed on goods brought into the country
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tax and trade
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gladiators
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people who fought animals and one other in arenas
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Russell Crowe
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freedmen
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former enslaved people
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onced were slaves
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jurisprudentes
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special lawyers and legal writers
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law
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domus
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house with marble walls, stone floors, and windows made of small-paned glass
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for rich people
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inflation
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when prices increase
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prices blow up
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barter
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exchange goods without using $
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type of trade
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rule by divine right
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empire's powers and right to rule came from the gods
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god
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Augustus
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27 B.C. - 14 A.D. first emperor of Roman Empire
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first ruler
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Tiberias
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14 A.D. - 37 A.D. reformed taxes and improved financial state of government
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brother Gracis
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Octavian
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adopted son of Julius Caeser and became first emperor of Rome
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adopted and Rome
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Diocletian
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284 - 305 B.C. tried to save Roman Empire from collapse fortified frontiers and reorganzied government
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tried to help Rome
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Constantine
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312 A.D. - 337 A.D. took firmer control of Empire issued orders to have people follow their fathers' work
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tried to help Rome
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Circus Maximus
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an arena chariot races held there
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sports
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