The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Roman Empire (71 page)

engineering,
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concrete usage,
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military camps,
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road systems,
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bridges,
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building process,
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elevated roadways,
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major highways,
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major road projects of the Republic,
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tunnels,
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siege equipment,
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theaters and amphitheaters,
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urban planning,
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water planning,
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getting water to the city,
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water distribution,
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Ennius, Quintus,
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entertainment (public),
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,
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animal and human contests and combat,
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chariot racing (circus),
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fascination explanation,
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gladiators,
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dwarfs, amazones, and amateurs,
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end of the games,
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event reenactments,
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game-day description,
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specialists,
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who they were,
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history,
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epics

films, resource list,
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Silver Age of Latin literature,
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Epirus,
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equipment (military), engineering plans,
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equites,
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“Era of Big Government,”
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Essedarii gladiators,
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Etruscans,
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Eudocia,
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Eusebius,
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evidence of Roman existence

early church sources,
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Eusebius,
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St. Augustine,
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outside sources,
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Cassius Dio,
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Flavius Josephus,
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Plutarch,
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Polybius,
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remains,
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frontiers and provinces,
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Herculaneum,
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Pompeii,
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Rome,
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throughout Italy,
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under water,
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textual evidence,
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graffiti and other unofficial remains,
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official documents,
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Roman literature,
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Exploring Ancient World Cultures (EAWC) Web site,
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F

Fabian tactics,
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“Fall of Rome,”
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Aetius and the end of the Theodosians,
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after the “fall,”
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popes,
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barbarians,
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,
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causes,
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economic factors,
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global climate changes and ecological effects,
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lead content in water supply,
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Rimicer,
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family dynamics,
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education,
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household member names,
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pater familias,
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slaves,
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urban and rural distinctions,
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women,
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Fasti,
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festivals, history,
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films

resource list

character films,
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comedies,
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epics,
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Web sites

Ancient History in the Movies
(Halsall),
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Internet Movie Database
,
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Medieval History in the Movies
(Halsall),
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First Punic War (264–241
B.C.E.
),
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“Five Good Emperors,”
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Antoninus Pius,
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Hadrian,
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Marcus Aurelius,
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Nerva,
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Trajan,
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Flaccus, Quintus Horatius (Horace),
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flamen dialis,
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Flavian dynasty,
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Domitian,
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Titus,
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Vespasian,
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Flavius Josephus,
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foedus Cassianum,
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Franks,
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freedmen, imperial culture,
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G

Gaius (Caligula),
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end of reign,
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erratic behavior,
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post-recovery,
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Galba,
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Gallia Placidia,
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,
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Gallic empire,
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games,
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,
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animal and human contests and combat,
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chariot racing (circus),
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fascination explanation,
ref-1

gladiators,
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dwarfs, amazones, and amateurs,
ref-1

end of the games,
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event reenactments,
ref-1

game-day description,
ref-1

specialists,
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who they were,
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history,
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Gauls,
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,
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Alemanni tribes,
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Belgae tribes,
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Germani tribes,
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imperial culture,
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northern Italy (197–170
B.C.E.
),
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Germani tribes,
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Germanicus,
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Germany, imperial culture,
ref-1

gladiators,
ref-1
,
ref-2

dwarfs, amazones, and amateurs,
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end of the games,
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event reenactments,
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game-day description,
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resource books,
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specialists,
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Andabatae,
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Dimachaeri,
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Essedarii,
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Laquearii,
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Myrmillones,
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Provocatores,
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Retiarii,
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Sagittarii,
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Scissores,
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Secutores,
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Thraeces,
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who they were,
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gnostics,
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gods/goddesses,
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Golden Age (Latin literature),
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,
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Caesar,
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Catullus,
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Lucretius,
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Sallust,
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Varro,
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“Good Emperors,”
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Antoninus Pius,
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Hadrian,
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Marcus Aurelius,
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Nerva,
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Trajan,
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government

political structure,
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centuriate assembly,
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cursus honorum,
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magistrates,
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plebeian assembly,
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senate,
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ward assembly,
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Roman Republic,
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aristocrats,
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Conflict of the Orders,
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legislative bodies,
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secession,
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tribunes,
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Twelve Tables,
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Gracchus brothers,
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Gracchus, Gaius (d.
ref-1
B.C.E.
),
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Gracchus, Tiberius (d. 133
B.C.E.
),
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graffiti, evidence of existence,
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Greece

culture,
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Alexander's Empire,
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ancient Greek city-states,
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Magna Graecia,
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literature,
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romance novels,
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“Second Sophistic” period,
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Rome conquers the Mediterranean (270–133
B.C.E.
),
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conquering the east,
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Illyrian Wars (229–228, 220–219
B.C.E.
),
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Macedonian Wars,
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H

Hadrian,
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Halsall, Hal

Ancient History in the Movies
Web site,
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Medieval History in the Movies
Web site,
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Sourcebooks Web site,
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Hannibal,
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Herculaneum,
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Hierogabalus (Elagabalus),
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Hippias, Web site,
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historical literature, Silver Age of Latin literature,
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history

aristocratic Republic,
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city location,
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comparative timeline of Roman history and literature,
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“Fall of Rome,”
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Aetius and the end of the Theodosians,
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after the “fall,”
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barbarians,
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causes,
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economic factors,
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global climate changes and ecological effects,
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lead content in water supply,
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Rimicer,
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general facts,
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civil rights origination,
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historical cycles,
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Latin language influence,
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multicultural background,
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kings,
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,
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Ancus Marcius,
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Numa Pompilius,
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Romulus,
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Servius Tullius,
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Tarquinius Priscus,
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Titus Tatius,
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Tullus Hostilius,
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legislative bodies,
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myths (Rome's foundation),
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period framework,
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Byzantine Period (565–1453),
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Imperial Age (traditionally
C.E.
14–476),
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Principate of Augustus (27
B.C.E.
–
C.E.
14),
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Republican Period (ca 509–27
B.C.E.
),
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