Roman EmpireChapter 9 Terms

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• In ancient Rome, person who fought animals and other people as public entertainment

•gladiator

•Roman general who would become emperor and introduce political changes to better Rome; divided Rome into four parts for easier control

•Diocletian

•Christian holy person

•saint

•Disease that spreads quickly and kills people

•plague

•The gladiator that led a slave revolt in Italy in 73 B.C. defeating several Roman armies

•Spartacus

•Person who acts as a temporary ruler

• regent

•Roman writer who wrote the epic poem, the Aeneid describing the Trojan prince Aeneas and how he came to Italy

•Virgil

•The study of body structure

•anatomy

• Emperor of the Byzantine Empire in A.D. 527; strong leader; controlled the military, made laws, and was a supreme judge; had the help of his wife in ruling the empire

• Justinian

•Poem that expresses strong emotions about life

•ode

•Curved structure of stone or concrete forming a ceiling or roof

•vault

•Work that pokes fun at human weaknesses

•satire

•Roman general who became emperor in A.D. 312; was the first Roman emperor to become a Christian; believed religion was important for the success of his empire

•Constantine

•Picture made from many bits of colored glass, tile or stone

•mosaic

•Greek doctor emphasizing anatomy by cutting open dead animals and recording his findings

•Galen

•Public speaking • rhetoric

•Scientist who studied the motion of planets and stars; saw Earth at the center of the universe

•Ptolemy

•Name for the father as head of the household in ancient Rome

•paterfamilias

•Roman poet who wrote satires poking fun at human weaknesses; also composed odes expressing strong emotions about life

•Horace

•To exchange goods without using money

•barter

Roman EmpireChapter 9 Terms