Roman Empire Vocabulary

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The peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire.

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Pax Romana

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Each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ.

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Apostle

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The second part of the Christian Bible, written originally in Greek and recording the life and teachings of Jesus and his earliest followers. It includes the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, twenty-one epistles by St. Paul and others, and the book of Revelation.

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New Testament

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a large theater or stadium.

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Colosseum

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an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap.

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Aqueduct

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of or having both Greek and Roman characteristics:

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Greco-Roman Culture

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The largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Constantinople