Here are some notes:
- Diaspora - the dispersal of the Jews
- Constantine - a Christian Roman emporer
- Peter - the first Pope
- Pope - the father & head of the church
- Inflation - a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise in prices.
- Mercenaries - soldiers who fought for money.
- Diocletian - a strong military leader who reformed the empire and became emperor.
- Constantinople - the new name of the city of Constantine.
- Attila - a chieftain who had 100K soldiers and terrorized both halves of the Roman empire.
- Greco-Roman Culture - mixing of Hellenistic, Greek, and Roman cultures.
- Pompeii - a town that was covered in ash by a volcano.
- Virgil - a poet that wrote famous Latin literature; Aeneid.
- Tacitus - a Roman historian that presented facts accurately, concerned about Romans' lack of morality.
