Chapter 9 Ancient Rome
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12 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Census | An official count of people |
| Villa | A country estate |
| Circuses | Shows that were performed for the poor so they would not riot |
| Gladiators | People who fought to the death |
| Jesus | the founder of Christianity |
| Epistles | letters |
| martyr | someone who dies for a cause |
| Messiah | savior |
| disciple | follower |
| Constantine | Rome's emperor from A.D. 312 to 337, strongly encouraged the spread of Christianity |
| Mercenaries | foreign soldiers who serve for pay |
| Inflation | an economic situation in which more money circulates, but the money has less value |
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