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Plebeians
Definition: (In ancient Rome) a commoner. Example: There were two groups of Roman citizens. There are Patricians and Plebeians. Plebeians are poor and Patricians are rich.
Gladiator
Definition: (In ancient Rome) a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena. Example: Usually slaves had to be gladiators when they either ran from Rome or did something bad. A gladiator from a fable called Androclus and the Lion was Androclus. He had a bad master so he ran away from Rome and found a lion but got caught had to fight a lion, etc.
Roman Citizen
Definition: A male Roman citizen enjoyed a wide range of privileges and protections defined in detail by the Roman state. A citizen could, under certain exceptional circumstances, be deprived of his citizenship. Roman women had a limited form of citizenship. Example: A Roman citizen is somebody who was born in Rome.
Stoicism
Definition: A philosophy that flourished in ancient Greece and Rome. Stoics believed that people should strictly restrain their emotions in order to attain happiness and wisdom; hence, they refused to demonstrate either joy or sorrow. - The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint. Example: A philosophy that flourished in anccient greece
Mosaic
Definition: A picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass. Example: Mosaic was a picture or pattern that was made by putting together and arranging small colored pieces of material
Emperor
Definition: A sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire Example: A emperor is someone who controls and lead the country to VICTORy. An example of an emperor is Augustus Caesar because he did a lot of things for Rome.
Emperor
Definition: A sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire Example: A sovereign ruler with great power
Emperor
Definition: A sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire Example: Augustus Caesar and his uncle Julius Caesar were emperors at one time.
Emperor
Definition: A sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire Example: Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar, Augustus Caesar Pax Romana which was a 200+ period of peace in Rome.
Emperor
Definition: A sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire Example: One of the emperors of Rome was Augustus Ceaser.
Colosseum
Definition: An ancient amphitheater in Rome, begun a.d. c70 by Vespasian, having the form of an oval 617 by 512 feet Example: A arena were gladiators would fight to the death and were people would go to watch the fight.
Colosseum
Definition: An ancient amphitheater in Rome, begun a.d. c70 by Vespasian, having the form of an oval 617 by 512 feet Example: It is a place where people gets entertained when they see people fight to their death. The colosseum is still standing. (I think)
Patrician
Definition: An aristocrat or nobleman. Example: A high class person.
Patrician
Definition: An aristocrat or nobleman. Example: A patrician is somebody in Ancient Rome that was born into a wealthy family. Patricians have more power than plebeians.
Patrician
Definition: An aristocrat or nobleman. Example: The patricians were 5% of the Roman population
Roman Numerals
Definition: Any of the letters representing numbers in the Roman numerical system: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1,000. In this system, a letter placed after another of greater value adds (thus XVI or xvi is 16), whereas a letter placed before another of greater value subtracts (thus XC or xc is 90). Example: I, II, III, IV, V, VI
Augustus Caesar
Definition: As the first Roman emperor (though he never claimed the title for himself), Augustus led Rome's transformation from republic to empire during the tumultuous years following the assassination of his great-uncle and adoptive father Julius Caesar. He shrewdly combined military might, institution-building and lawmaking to become Rome's sole ruler, laying the foundations of the 200-year Pax Romana (Roman Peace) and an empire that lasted, in various forms, for nearly 1,500 years. Example: Augustus Caesar was the emperor of Rome and the nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar. Augustus was first known as Octavian but after when he was "elected" to be emperor he changed his name to Augustus.
Augustus Caesar
Definition: As the first Roman emperor (though he never claimed the title for himself), Augustus led Rome's transformation from republic to empire during the tumultuous years following the assassination of his great-uncle and adoptive father Julius Caesar. He shrewdly combined military might, institution-building and lawmaking to become Rome's sole ruler, laying the foundations of the 200-year Pax Romana (Roman Peace) and an empire that lasted, in various forms, for nearly 1,500 years. Example: One example is that Augustus Caesar conquared Egypt and from that he had his face on the front of Roman coins. On the back of the coins there was a alligater.
Marcus Aurelius
Definition: Known for his philosophical interests, Marcus Aurelius was one of the most respected emperors in Roman history. He was born into a wealthy and politically prominent family. Growing up, Marcus Aurelius was a dedicated student, learning Latin and Greek. But his greatest intellectual interest was Stoicism, a philosophy that emphasized fate, reason, and self-restraint. Discourses, written by a former slave and Stoic philosopher Epictetus, had a great deal of influence over Marcus Aurelius. Example: Marcus Aurelius was a very respected emperor in Ancient Rome. He was born into a Patrician family. He was a dedicated and focused student when he was growing up, and was learning Latin and Greek.
Conflict of the Orders
Definition: The Conflict of the Orders, also referred to as the Struggle of the Orders, was a political struggle between the Plebeians (commoners) and Patricians (aristocrats) of the ancient Roman Republic lasting from 494 BCE to 287 BCE, in which the Plebeians sought political equality with the Patricians. Example: Because of the conflict of the orders, the plebs and the pats have the same political rights.
Conflict of the Orders
Definition: The Conflict of the Orders, also referred to as the Struggle of the Orders, was a political struggle between the Plebeians (commoners) and Patricians (aristocrats) of the ancient Roman Republic lasting from 494 BCE to 287 BCE, in which the Plebeians sought political equality with the Patricians. Example: The Plebeians went away to a mountain and didn't want to be slaves or be forced to go to war anymore. The Patricians/Senate and government told them to come back and they would have equal rights, protected land. The Patricians also put the 12 tablets in public so that people could see the laws.
Conflict of the Orders
Definition: The Conflict of the Orders, also referred to as the Struggle of the Orders, was a political struggle between the Plebeians (commoners) and Patricians (aristocrats) of the ancient Roman Republic lasting from 494 BCE to 287 BCE, in which the Plebeians sought political equality with the Patricians. Example: The plebeians did not feel equal, so they ran away to the sacred mountain.
Christianity
Definition: The religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. Example: Catholicism, protestantism, sikhism, etc.
Christianity
Definition: The religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. Example: One place there was Christianity, was in Rome.
Christianity
Definition: The religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. Example: a religon based on jesus
Julius Caesar
Definition: The statesman and general Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C.) expanded the Roman Republic through a series of battles across Europe before declaring himself dictator for life. He died famously on the steps of the Senate at the hands of political rivals. Julius Caesar is often remembered as one of the greatest military minds in history and credited with laying the foundation for the Roman Empire. Example: Julius Caesar was a General, and expanded the Roman Republic. Then, he named himself dictator for life.
Julius Caesar
Definition: The statesman and general Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C.) expanded the Roman Republic through a series of battles across Europe before declaring himself dictator for life. He died famously on the steps of the Senate at the hands of political rivals. Julius Caesar is often remembered as one of the greatest military minds in history and credited with laying the foundation for the Roman Empire. Example: Julius caesar was was emperor who gained lots of power and was very famous
Punic Wars
Definition: The three Punic Wars between Carthage and Rome took place over nearly a century, beginning in 264 B.C. and ending with the destruction of Carthage in 146 B.C. By the time the First Punic War broke out, Rome had become the dominant power throughout the Italian peninsula, while Carthage-a powerful city-state in northern Africa-had established itself as the leading maritime power in the world. Example: North Africa Was Conquered.
Aqueduct
Definition: an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap. Example: An Aqueduct is a man-made channel that conveys water.
Pax Romana
The term "Pax Romana," which literally means "Roman peace," refers to the time period from 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E. in the Roman Empire. This 200-year period saw unprecedented peace and economic prosperity throughout the Empire, which spanned from England in the north to Morocco in the south and Iraq in the east. During the Pax Romana, the Roman Empire reached its peak in terms of land area, and its population swelled to an estimated 70 million people.
