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plebeians |
a member of the lower social classes.
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Patricians
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a member of a long-established wealthy family.
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phalanx |
a body of troops or police officers, standing or moving in close formation.
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senators |
a member of a senate.
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Tribunes
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an official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests.
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Consuls |
an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city and protect and promote the government's citizens and interests there
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Pax Romana |
the peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire
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colosseum |
a large theater or stadium
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xerxes |
also known as Xerxes the Great, was the king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. His official title was Shahanshah which, though usually translated as `emperor', actually means `king of kings'.
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Byzantine Empire
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The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the RomanEmpire in the East during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, which had been founded asByzantium).
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