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| 37615575 | Carthage | Northern African kingdom, main rival to early Roman expansion, that was defeated by Rome in the Punic Wars. | 0 | |
| 37615576 | Cult of Isis | A popular Roman religion of salvation in which an afterlife was promised to followers. | 1 | |
| 37615577 | Essenes | Jewish sect that looked for the arrival of a savior; they were similar in some of their core beliefs to the early Christians. | 2 | |
| 37615578 | Etruscans | Northern Italian society that initially dominated the Romans; the Etruscans helped convey Greek concepts to the expanding Romans. | 3 | |
| 37615579 | Latifundia | Huge state-run and slave-worked farms in ancient Rome. | 4 | |
| 37615580 | Mithraism | Mystery religion based on worship of the sun god Mithras; it became popular among the Romans because of its promise of salvation. | 5 | |
| 37615581 | Pater familias | Roman term for the "father of the family," a theoretical implication that gave the male head of the family almost unlimited authority. | 6 | |
| 37615582 | Patriarchy | System of social organization in which males dominate the family and where public institutions, descent, and succession are traced through the male line. | 7 | |
| 37615583 | Patricians | Roman aristocrats and wealthy classes. | 8 | |
| 37615584 | Pax Romana | Roman Peace, a term that relates to the period of political stability, cultural brilliance, and economic prosperity beginning with unification under Augustus and lasting through the first two centuries C.E. | 9 | |
| 37615585 | Plebeians | Roman common people. | 10 | |
| 37615586 | Stoics | Hellenistic philosophers who encouraged their followers to lead active, virtuous lives and to aid others. | 11 | |
| 37615587 | Strabo | Greek geographer (first century C.E.). | 12 |
