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a opening in the Earths surface where molten rock, gases, and rocks are blow out

a island off the coast of Italy

Europe's highest mountain range

a river flowing southward from north-central Italy

a common farmer, trader or craft worker in ancient Rome

a member of a noble family in ancient Rome

a form of government where citizens elect representatives

a person who is elected by citizens to speak for them

the lawmaking government and most powerful government branch in Rome

an elected leader of ancient Rome who represented the plebeians

one of the few elected to command the army and was the supreme judge

the earliest collection of Roman laws

a conflict between Rome and Carthage in the 200s B.C.s

Carthaginian general in the second Punic War

a armed conflict between people of the same nation

a ruler who has absolute power

a period of peace for the Roman empire in the rule of the Agustus 

a Roman athlete, usually a slave or criminal, who were forced to fight

a period count of all the people living in a area

first Roman emperor, founded the Pax Romana

Roman general, became the republic's dictator

an ancient city in Italy covered in ash from Mt. Vesuvius

Egyptian queen who supported Julius Caesar in the civil war of Rome

a large stadium in Rome where athletic events were held

the second part of the Christian Bible

a special Jewish leader believed to be sent by God to guide them

the religion created after the crucifixion of Jesus

a simple story that contains a message or truth

execution on a cross

a church official who leads a large group of Christians

the bishop of Rome and the Roman Catholic Church

jewish religious leader whose teaching became the foundation of Christianity

one of the 12 apostles of Jesus

follower of Jesus who helped spread Christianity through Rome

Roman emperor who encouraged Christianity

a policy of arresting, injuring, or killing someone of a religious or ethnic group