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a philosopher and gifted orator, or public speaker. He tried to stop the chaos in Rome's government.
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Cicero
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the most powerful of the generals who attempted to take over Rome's government. He made himself dictator for life in 45 BC. He was killed
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Julius Caesar
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one of Rome's most influential men at the time of Caesar. He formed an alliance with Caesar and Crassus to rule Rome
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Pompey
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(formerly known as Octavian) Caesar's adopted son. His naming marks the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire.
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Augustus
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money
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currency
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(Roman peace) a period of peace which lasted about the first 200 years of the Roman Empire.
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Pax Romana
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a raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities.
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aqueduct
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developed from Latin and include Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian.
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Romance languages
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a legal system based on a written code of laws, like the one created by the Romans
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Civil Law
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a religion based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth that developed in Judea at the beginning of the first century AD.
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Christianity
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Christianity was based on his life and teachings.
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Jesus of Nazareth
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the holy book of the religion of Christianity. Everything we know about Jesus of Nazareth is from this book.
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Bible
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a type of execution in which a person was nailed to a cross.
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crucifixion
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in Christianity, Jesus's rise from the dead.
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Resurrection
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pupil or student of Jesus
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disciples
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the most important figure in the spread of Christianity after Jesus's death.
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Paul
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an emperor who became a Christian in the early 300s. He removed the bans on the religion. A later emperor made Christianity Rome's official religion.
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Constantine
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became emperor in the late 200s. Convinced that the empire was too big for one person to rule. He ruled the eastern half and named a co-emperor to rule the west.
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Diocletian
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the fearsome leader of the Huns who raided Roman territory in the east.
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Attila
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the decay of people's values
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corruption
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an emperor who ruled from 527 to 565. Reuniting the old Roman Empire was a passion. His armies conquered Italy and much land around the Mediterranean. His other passions were the law and the church.
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Justinian
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Justinian's smart and powerful wife.
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Theodora
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the society that developed in the Eastern Roman Empire. Named after Byzantine, the Greek town Constantinople had replaced.
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Byzantine Empire
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