 | Term | Definition |
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dictator |
a ruler who has absolute power |
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civil war |
an armed conflict bewtween two countries |
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Pax Romana |
a period of peace for the Roman Empire that began with the rule of Augustus in 27b.c and ended about 200 years later |
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aqueduct |
a high arched structure bulit to carry water over long distances |
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Julius Caesar |
Roman general who became the Republic's dictator in 45bc |
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Cleopatra |
Ruler of the Egyptian goverment in Alexanderia who backed Caesar in the civil war he waged from 49bc to 45bc |
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census |
a periodic court of all the people people living in the country, city or other region |
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Colosseum |
a large stadium in anicient Rome where athletic events took place |
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gladiator |
a Roman athlete, usually a slave, prisonar of war or a criminal who was forced to fight for the enterianment of the people |
