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Christianity originated in ancient Rome.Christians are taught that Jesus died and came back to life. Christianity was not accepted into Rome until 313 B.C.E. when Emperor Constantine ended the persecution of Christians. Later, in 380 B.C.E, Roman Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the empire's official religion.

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Parts of the words we use everyday originated in Rome.
Latin Prefixes include:
- re- (back again)
- in- (not)
- com- (together)
- pre- (before)
- post- (after)
- trans- (across)
- sub- (under)
- half- (again)

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Roman numerals are a Latin number system which uses letters such as I, one, V, five, X, ten, and L, 50.

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Latin roots are the base of some words in the English language.
- civis (citizen)
- manus (hand)
- portare (to carry)
- verbum (word)
- anima (life)
- legalis (law, legal)
- militare (to serve as a soldier)

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Characters in Greek sculptures often had perfect skin, whereas the Romans liked to portray imperfections, such as wrinkles and warts.

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The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome was painted by Michelangelo in the 1500s and portrays scenes from the bible.

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Christianity gave hope to powerless people, offered a personal relationship with god, promised eternal life after death and welcomed all people, men, women, the poor, and the wealthy with open arms. Christianity is now the most common religion in the U.S. and has more the a billion followers worldwide.

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There are many things you can expect to find in the city of Rome, such as:
- theaters
- public baths
- temples
- libraries
- public meeting places
- monuments
- arches and columns
- bridges and aqueducts

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Roman aqueducts (below) were used to bring water to the city.

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Rome took their columns from ancient Greece. They most commonly used Corinthian columns. Corinthian columns can be found today at Playhouse Square in the Ohio Theater. (below)

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Latin was the language spoken by the Greeks. Latin prefixes, roots, and Roman numerals are used everyday in the U.S. The word "prefix" even has a Latin prefix in it.

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Mosaics were small pieces of colored glass or stone put together to form an image. They can be found today in many different places.