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Roman IDs
roman empire
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10th Grade
09/30/2015

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Consuls
Definition
The chief executive officers of the Roman Republic were the consuls.
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Republic
Definition
The Romans overthrew the last Etruscan king and established a republic.
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Praetors
Definition
The chief executive officers of the Roman Republic were the praetors.
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Triumvirate
Definition
It is a government by threw people with equal power.
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Patricians
Definition
The patricians were wealthy landowners, who became Rome’s ruling class.
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Spartacus
Definition
The most famous slave revolt in Italy occurred in 73 B.C Led by the gladiator Spartacus, the revolt broke out in southern Italy and involved 70,000 slaves.
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Simon Peter/Paul
Definition
-Simon Peter was a Jewish fisherman who had become a follower of Jesus during Jesus’ lifetime.
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Theodosius the Great/Constantine
Definition
Theodosius the Great, the Romans adopted Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire.
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Pax Romana
Definition
These emperors concluded a period and prosperity knew as the Pax Romana.
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Julius Caesar
Definition
He also had a military command in Spain.
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Carthage
Definition
The Phoenicians founded Carthage around 800 B.c on the coast of North Africa.
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Roman Senate
Definition
The Roman Senate came to hold an especially important position in the Roman Republic.
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Huns/Visigoths/Vandals
Definition
a member of a warlike Asiantic nomadic people who ravaged Europe. Visigoths was a member of the branch of the Goths who invaded in the Roman Empire. Vandals is a person deliberately destroys or damaged public or private property.
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Romulus Augustulus
Definition
-It was deposed by the Germanic head of the army.
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New Testament
Definition
These writings give a record of Jesus’ life and teachings, and they form the core of the New Testament, the second part of the Christian Bible.
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Jesus
Definition
A few decades before the revolt, a Jewish prophet named Jesus traveled and preached throughout Judaea and neighboring Galilee.
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Octavian/Augustus
Definition
Three-men Octavian, Caesar’s heir and grandnephew.
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Procurator
Definition
Judah had been made a Roman province placed under the direction of and officiated called a procurator.
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Diocletian
Definition
The Roman Empire gained a new lease on life through the efforts of two emperors, Diocletian and Constantine.
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Plebeians
Definition
-Less wealthy landowners, small farmers, craftspeople, and merchants were part of a larger group called plebeians.
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