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