Flashcards on Ancient Rome

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Gladiator

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A man in ancient Rome who fought others for entertainment

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Mosaic

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A grouping of tiny colored stone cubes set in mortar to create a picture or design

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Fresco

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A picture painted directly onto a wall

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Barbarians

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A person who lived outside the Roman Empire

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Parable

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In the Bible, a simple story to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

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Missionary

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A person who goes to another country to do religious work; a person who tries to spread Christianity to others

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Epistle

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A letter

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Octavian Augustus

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The sole ruler after Caesar’s death and a time of turmoil

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The benefit of the Pax Romana.

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200 hundred years of peace and stability

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The 3 continents Rome had forts on.

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Europe, Asia, and Africa