Ancient Rome Vocab
Ancient Rome Vocab
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- Disciple
- follower of a religion
- Saul of Tarsus (Paul)
- a missionary and apostle to the gentiles
- Constantine
- Roman emperor 324-337: named Constantinople as the new capital; legally sanctioned Christian worship.
- Nero
- emperor of Rome 54-68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Jesus
- born 4? b.c., crucified a.d. 29?, the source of the Christian religion.
- Apostle
- a person sent on a mission
- Tribune
- any of the six officers of a legion who rotated in commanding the legion during the year.
- Diocletian
- Emperor of Rome (284-305) who divided the empire into east and west (286) in an attempt to rule the territory more effectively.
- Octavian (Agustus)
- Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium
- Gladiator
- person, usually a professional combatant, a captive, or a slave, trained to entertain the public by engaging in mortal combat with another person or a wild animal in the ancient Roman arena.