q('empire#the name for the very large region under the control of the Roman emperor');
q('Latin#the language spoken by Ancient Romans');
q('republic#a country that is governed by leaders elected by the people');
q('province#a region of the Roman Empire, e.g. Palestine or Southern Germany');
q('slave#a man or a woman who had to work for no money for a rich Roman');
q('emperor#the \'king\' of an empire');
q('fort#the \'strong\' building that protected Roman soldiers from attack');
q('civilization#a place where there are streets, buildings, water systems, etc.');
q('legion#a group of soldiers fighting together under a general in the Roman army');
q('gladiator#a strong slave who fought against others in the Colosseum for the entertainment of the Roman people');
q('palisade#fence; a line of wooden posts protecting a fort');
q('chariot#the 2-wheel cart pulled by horses');
q('Barbarians#the name for the tribes from Northern Europe that constantly attacked the Roman empire');
q('tower#a high building from which guards could see who was approaching the fort');
q('senator#a member of the Roman senate (government)');
q('forum#the building or room where the senators discussed Roman politics, finance, etc.');
q('trade#buying and selling; exchanging goods');
q('camp#a temporary staying place with tents; for the Roman legions when they were fighting in the provinces');
q('tribe#a group of people living and fighting together');
q('artefact#a thing made by people, for example a pot or an axe; you see many of these in history museums');