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The Colleseum, site of many gladitorial games
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Ruins of the Roman forum, the center of the capital city of Rome
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Typical Roman coins
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The Roman forum
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The arch, a technique mastered by the Romans
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Picture depicting typical Roman armor
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Gaius Julius Caesar
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Octavian; Augustus Caesar: emperor at the birth of Jesus Christ
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Tiberius, emperor during the ministry of Jesus Christ
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Nero, emperor known for his persecution of Christians
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Map of Roman empire at time of Trajan (at its greatest extent)
(click for larger map)
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Jesus Christ, what history is all about
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Marcus Aurelius, one of the "Five Good Emperors"
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Trajan, another of the "Five Good Emperors"
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Hadrian, another of the "Five Good Emperors"
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Domitian, another of the "Five Good Emperors"
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Nerva, another of the "Five Good Emperors"
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Constantine: issued the Edict of Milan, established Constantinople
as the new capitol of the Roman Empire
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Arch of Constantine
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Edward Gibbon: wrote a comprehensive history of the decline and
fall of the Roman Empire
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Hannibal, leader of Carthage in the 2nd Punic War
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The Huns, under the leadership of Attila, pillaging Rome
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Attila the Hun, scourge of God, destroyer of Rome
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