ancient rome
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- punic wars
- a series of conflicts between rome and carthage
- new testament
- the second part of the Christian Bible, which includes the Gospels and other writings of the early Christian church 31
- byzantine empire
- the name by which the eastern half of the roman empire became known some time after
- pope
- the bishop, or church leader, of rome and head of roman cathloic church
- eastern orthodox christianity
- a branch of christianity the devoloped in the byzantine empire and that did not sse the pope as leader
- appennines
- a mt range on the italian penninsula
- census
- a periodic count of people living in a place
- carthage
- an ancient city on the northern coast of africa
- tribune
- an elected leader of ancient rome who represented the interests of the plebians
- cleopatra
- ruler of egyptian government who helped caesar in the civil war
- consul
- one of the two elected officals of the roman rep who commaned the army and were supreme judges
- sicily
- an island in the mediterranean sea off the southwest tip of the italian penninsula
- representative
- a person who is elected by citizens to speak or act for them
- apostle
- one of the 12 closest followers of jesus, chosen by him to help him teach
- tiber river
- a river flowing sw from north central italy across the latium plain and into the tyrhenian sea
- bethlehem
- a small town in jerusalm, where jesus is born
- constantinople
- a city established as the new eastern capital if the roman emire by the emperor constantine
- paul
- follower of jesus and who helped spread christianity throughout the roman world
- republic
- a form of gov. in which citizens elect reps to speak or act for them
- constantine
- founder of constantinople as the new capital of the roman empire
- roman cathloicism
- a branch of christianity that devoloped in constantinethe western roman empire and pope was leader
- civil war
- an armed conflict between groups within one country
- bishop
- a church official who leads a large group of christians in a particular region
- pax romana
- a period of peace in the roman empire that started with augustus
- messiah
- a special leader the jewish people belive was sent from god to guid them and set gods rule on earth
- livy
- historian of the roman republic who wrote about the struggle between the plebians and patricians of rome
- peter
- one of the 12 apostiles of jesus, roman cathiocs believe he is the first pope
- hannibal
- general of carthage who marched his army from spain to rome in the second punic wars
- senate
- the lawmaking body and most powerful of gov. in ancient rome
- patrician
- a member of the noble families who controlled all power in the early years of the roman republic
- christianity
- the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ
- diocletian
- roman emperor who divided the empire in two and was the ruler of the east part
- plebian
- a common farmer, trader, or craftworker in ancient rome
- palestine
- region in sw asia that became the ancient home of jews
- parable
- a simple story that contains message or truth
- latium plain
- a plain on the west coast of italy, rome was built on it
- rome
- the former center of both the roman empire and roman republic
- judea
- the land in e medditeranean region populated by jews at the time of the roman empire
- alps
- europes highest mts, on the northern border of italy
- zama
- sile in nortthern africa where the roman army defeated the carthigage army
- colosseum
- a large stadium
- julius caesar
- roman general who became republics dictator in 45 b.c
- twelve tables
- the earliest written collection of roman laws
- aquduect
- a high, arched structure built to carry water over long distances
- scipio
- roman general who defeated hannibal in the battle of zuma
- dictator
- a ruler who has absolute power
- jesus
- religious leader and founder of christianity
- forum
- the city market and meeting place in the center of ancient rome
- nazereth
- a small town in n judea where, according to the new testament where jesus grew up