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The Roman Empire left behind spectacular ruins such as the Roman Forum.

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND CITIZEN: a free man, living in Rome or nearby, who had the right to vote; after AD 212, all adult men living in the Roman empire were made citizens EMPIRE: lands and people ruled by a foreign country EQUITES: rich businessmen in Rome (originally, their name meant “knights” or “horsemen”)

6 THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: ROMANS