World History Vocab test ch.6

a conflict between two political groups within the same country

a king who led 408 visigoths to plunder Rome in 3 days

a ruler who has total power

in ancient Rome, an official elected by the plebians to protect their rights

a strong-willed army leader

a soldier who is paid to fight in a foreign army

an ancient culture that developed from a blending of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures

in ancient Rome, a member of the wealthy, privileged upper class

in ancient Rome, the supreme governing body, originally made up of aristocrats

a period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C.E. to C.E. 180

in ancient Rome, one of the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the population.

a brilliant military strategist who wanted to avenge Carthnage's earlier defeat

one of the followers of Jesus who preached and spread his teachings

a poet who spent 10 years writing the most famous work of Latin literature, the Aeneid, written in praise of Rome & Roman virtues, after Greek epics of Homer

a military unit of ancient Roman army, made up of about 5,000 foot soldiers and a group of soldiers on horseback

a general who devised a plan to attack carthage

in ancient Rome, a political leader given absolute power to make laws and command the army for a limited time

one of the first apostles, spread the teachings of Jesus throughout Palestine & Syria.

the dispersal of the Jews from their homeland in Palestine especially during the period of more than 1,800 years that followed the Romans' destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in C.E. 70

a Roman Historian who is notable among ancient historians because he presented the facts accurately

in ancient Rome, one of the professional fighters who engaged in battles to the death in public arenas

has best examples of Roman paintings, Mount Vesuvivs erupted covering this in a thick layer of ash

a decline in the value of money, accompanied by a rise in the prices of goods and services

born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea

in the Roman republic, one of the two powerful officials elected each year to command the army and direct the government

an ambitious and daring leader who emerged to bring order to Rome

a high-ranking Christian official who supervises a number of local churces

city of Constantine

in ancient Rome, a group of three leaders sharing control of the government

the bishop of Rome, head of the Roman Catholic Church

a powerful chieftan

Roman emperor in 312 and fought three rivals for his title

a pipeline or channel build to carry water to populated areas

octavian unchallenged ruler of Rome got that name meaning "exalted one"

form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by the people

an apostle who had an enormous influence on Christianity's development

religious beliefs or opinions that differ from the official teaching of the Christian church