Roman daily life, Christianity, and the Roman Empire
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Created by:
trizzy_tran on May 20, 2009
Subjects:
christianity, jesus, letters, religion, rome ancient, houses, circuses, fighting
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 villa | a large country estate; and important source of food for ancient Rome |
| circus | an arena in ancient Rome; also the show held there |
| gladiator | a person in ancient Rome who fought in an arena for the entertainment of the public; usually a slave |
| Jesus | founder of Christianity; believed by his followers to be the Messiah |
| messiah | a savior in Judaism and Christianity |
| disciple | a follower of a person or a belief |
| epistle | a letter; in the Christian Bible, any of the letters written by disciples to Christian groups |
| martyr | a person who dies for a particular cause |
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