Definition 1
The remains of a structure or old civilization
What are ruins?
The country that Rome is in
What is Italy?
Two elected Roman government officials that decided on laws, when to go to war, etc.
What are consuls?
The name of the twin Rome was named after.
Who was Romulus?
A raised canal, pipe, or channel that carries water to different places.
What is an aqueduct?
A ruler of a country who is NOT elected by its people and who has absolute power.
What is a dictator?
What people believed in at the beginning of the Roman Empire, and they worshipped in temples.
What are Gods and Goddesses?
A decrease in the amount or quality of something; becoming worse
What is decline?
The lowest class of people who were not allowed to vote.
Who were slaves?
Treat cruelly, often because of skin color, religion, or political beliefs
What is persecuted?
People or animals who live in a specific place or habitat.
What are inhabitants?
The highest class of people who owned slaves.
What are Patricians?
A fight or argument, sometimes for power or property
What is a conflict?
The class of people that could vote, and included merchants, farmers, and traders.
What are Plebians?
A class of people considered to be the richest, most educated, and/or most influential
What is elite?
More powerful or important than something or someone else.
What is dominant?
This means you are enjoying music, art, food and ignoring real issues.
What is "fiddling while Rome burns"?
An extra amount of something; a bounty
What is a surplus?
The first Christian Roman Emperor.
Who is Constantine the Great?
To bring something in from another place to sell it
What is import?
The person who held a position before the current person
What is a predecessor?
When grain ships were delayed, or other problems were happening, wealthy Romans distracted others with these.
What are "bread and circuses"?
Make an agreement where all groups involved give up something they want in order to end an argument
What is a compromise?
Hired soldiers that were paid to fight, and were one factor that contributed to the decline of Rome.
What are mercenaries?
To have a discussion in order to reach an agreement
What is negotiate?