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An ancient region and roman province that included most of present-day France.
What is Gaul?
100
A Roman athlete, usually a slave, criminal, or prisoner of war, who was forced to fight for the entertainment of the public.
What is a Gladiator?
100
A high, arched structure built to carry water over long distances.
What is an Aqueduct?
100
An armed conflict between groups within 1 country.
What is the Civil War?
100
A periodic count of all people living in a country, city, or other region. Rome conducted theirs every 5 years.
What is a Census?
200
An ancient city in southwestern Italy that was buried by an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
What is Pompeii?
200
A ruler who has absolute power.
What is a Dictator?
200
A large, domed temple built in ancient Rome to honor many gods and goddesses.
What is a Pantheon?
200
A period of peace and prosperity for the Roman Empire that began with the rule of Augustus in about 27 B.C. and lasted about 200 years.
What is Pax Romana?
300
A Roman general who became the republic's dictator in 45 B.C.
What is Julius Caesar?
300
a large stadium ancient Rome where athletic events took place.
What is a Colosseum?
400
Ruler of the Egyptian government in Alexandria who backed Caesar in the civil war he waged from 49-45 B.C.
What is Cleopatra?
500
First roman emperor; won the civil war following Julius Caesar's assassination and went on to unify the empire and establish the Pax Romana.
What is Augustus?
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