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Ch. 13 ETRUSCAN voc
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History
7th Grade
05/11/2012

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gladiatorial
Definition
games that amused Romans
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social order
Definition
way groups of people are classed
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catacombs
Definition
tombs beneath the ground
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omens
Definition
signs of what is to happen
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Remus
Definition
twin killed by his brother
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soothsayers
Definition
people who can predict events
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necropolis
Definition
cemetery made up of acres of catacombs
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mundus
Definition
meeting point for the worlds of the living and the dead
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Etruscans
Definition
Italy's first highly civilized people
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Tiber
Definition
river along which Rome was founded
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fasces
Definition
symbol to beat or execute people
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Aeneas
Definition
Trojan prince who journeyed to Italy
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palatine
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hill where the Latins settled
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triumph
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parade-like welcome for a hero
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Romulus
Definition
twin who kills his brother
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