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13 Cards in this Set
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Pax Romana |
a perirod of peace for roman empire that began with the rule of Agustus in 27 BC and lasted until 236. |
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civil war |
an armed conflict between 2 groups withing 1 contry |
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dictator |
ruler who has absolute power |
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aqueduct |
a high arched struture built to cary water over long distances |
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census |
a peroidic count of all the living people in a contry, city or other region |
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gladiator |
a roman athlete usally a slave crimanal or war prisonerforced to fight animals |
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Julius Caesar |
roman general who became the republic's dictator |
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Cleopatra |
ruler of egyptian government in Alexandria who backed Caesar in the civil war he waged from 49 to 45 B.C. |
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Augustus |
First roman emperor; won the civil war following Julius Caesar's assassination and went on to unify the empire and establish the Pax Romana |
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Gaul |
ancient region and Roman province that included most of present day France. |
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Colosseum |
A large stadium in ancient Rome where athletic events took place |
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Pantheon |
a large domed temple built in ancient Rome to honor many gods and goddesses |
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Pompeii |
hiAn ancient city in southwestern Italy that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. |
