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273900435PantheonTemple to the Roman gods which features a huge concrete dome1
273900436MercenarySoldier serving in a foreign army for pay2
273900437ConsulOfficials, elected by the Roman Senate, who ran for the country3
273900438PlinyEarly scholar who created the 37-volume natural history4
273900439PlebeiansThe common people, such as farmers, artisans and traders, in Roman society5
273900440LegionA unit of the Roman army, composed of 6,000 (5,000) soldiers6
273900441HannibalLed a daring march on Rome, using elephants to cross the Alps7
273900442TheodosiusRoman emperor who proclaimed Christianity the official religion of Rome8
273900443Punic WarResulted from the competition between Rome and Carthage for Mediterranean trade9
273900444MartyrsPeople who suffer and die for their beliefs10
273900445ApostlesThe followers of Jesus who helped spread Christianity after his death11
273900446PatricianClass of wealthy landowners who dominated the Roman society12
273900447Julius CaesaeBecame Rome's first dictator for life but was quickly assassinated13
273900448Tiberius GracchusThe tribune who was assassinated for championing the rights of the poor14
273900449Edict of MilanThe proclamation of Constantine in 313 AD of religious freedom15
273900450EtruscansInhabitants of central Italy who originally ruled of the Latins16
273900451ZealotsThe leaders of the Jewish Revolt against the Romans in 72 AD17
273900452HunsInvaders from central Asia who forced Germanic tribes to move into Rome18
273900453AugustusOriginally called Octavian, his emperorship began the Pax Romana19
273900454LatifundiaVast Roman farm estates which used thousands of slaves as cheap labor20

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