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  • mining
    important part of Roman economy; Britain was a major source for iron, lead & tin
  • possum, posse, potui
    to be able
  • Agricola
    governor of Britain at this time period; Salvius was sent to govern in the south while Agricola was fighting in Caledonia (Scotland).
  • coniuratio
    conspiracy
  • vulnero, vulnerare, vulneravi
    to wound
  • Bregans
    British farm slave who does not want to work
  • excito, excitare, excitavi
    to stir up
  • Philus
    Greek slave who is smart and can count
  • Chieftains
    wealthy landowners in British/Celtic society; owed loyalty to king or queen; maintained band of warriors
  • ceteri
    the rest
  • custos
    a guard
  • canto, cantare, cantavi
    to sing
  • Volubilis
    Egyptian cook
  • Druids
    priests of the early Britons/Celts; acted as judges and teachers too.
  • aedificium
    a building
  • nullus
    not any, none
  • Senator
    highest political/social rank in Roman society
  • Arval Brotherhood
    group of priests who prayed for the emperor and his family; earlier function was to pray for the fields and crops
  • ita vero
    yes
  • fessus
    tired
  • interficio, interficere, interfeci
    to kill
  • alter
    other of two
  • Rufilla
    Salvius' wife; priestess of Salus Augusta, the goddess who protected the welfare of emperors
  • vita
    life
  • nolo, nolle, nolui
    to be unwilling
  • volo, velle, volui
    to wish, want
  • dico, dicere, dixi
    to say
  • advenio, advenire, adveni
    to arrive
  • aeger
    sick
  • ruo, ruere, rui
    to rush
  • Vespasian
    Roman emperor who made Salvius a senator and also put him in charge of a legion
  • novus
    new
  • numero, numerare, numeravi
    to count
  • traho,trahere, traxi
    to drag
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