Rome Vocab

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Parable

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Stories to teach religious beliefs

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Epistle

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Letters teaching Christianity

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Aristocracy

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Upper class richer and more powerful than the rest of society.

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Patriarchy

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A society where men hold all the power.

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Tribune

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A representative who fought to protect the rights of ordinary citizens in ancient Rome.

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Triumvirate

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A group of three men holding power (Caesar, Pompey, Crassus)

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Gladiator

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A man in ancient Rome who fought others for entertainment.

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Patrician

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Wealthy landowner in ancient Rome.

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Plebeian

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a common person in ancient Rome

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Pax Romana

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“Roman Peace”—200 years of peace and prosperity across the empire.