Ancient Rome Vocabulary Words

wars between Rome and Carthage

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 a trained fighter who fought to the death in an arena like the Coliseum 

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a leader with complete control or absolute power

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Roman emperor who reunited the empire, founded Constantinople, and practiced religious tolerance

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public meeting place in Rome

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 channel that carried water into cities from the mountains

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elected officials from Rome’s first government

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 the first emperor of the Roman Empire who made many improvements to society

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vast empire with territories on parts of three continents

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a language that developed out of Latin after the fall of Rome, such as Italian and Spanish

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