Enemy of the Gods - Glossary

• Aedilis—an official in charge of temples, public buildings and festivals
• Amphora—a large stoneware jar used to carry cargo on a ship
• Aurei—plural of aureus
• Aureus—a gold Roman coin
• Centurion—a Roman “commander of 100” having approximately 100 soldiers under him
• Christiani—plural of Christianus
• Christianus—Latin for Christian
• Christus—Latin for Christ
• Codex—the earliest form of book, made of animal-skin pages sewn together and handwritten on. The first codices appear to be made by the early Christians to contain the writings of the Apostles
• Decanus—a Roman “commander of ten,” usually having eight soldiers under him
• Denarius—a silver Roman coin, the most common. Its silver content was gradually replaced with baser metals until it only had half the silver it originally contained.
• Forum—the central marketplace area of a Roman city where the main public buildings stood
• Iesus—Latin for Jesus
• Lictor—an honor guard for a high Roman official
• Lycaonians—the ancient natives of Lycia
• Lycia—an area on the south coast of Asia Minor towards the west
• Magistrate—a judge or city official
• Modia—plural of modius
• Modius—a Roman unit of dry measure, about 9 ¼ quarts, sometimes translated as a “measure.”
• Nabataean—a person from an Arab nation that lived just southwest of the Dead sea in the first century. They were known for being a center of trade.
• Proconsul—a governor of a Roman province
• Rhetoric—the skill of public speaking, usually to persuade someone to an opinion
• Sarcophagi—plural of sarcophagus
• Sarcophagus—a stone box within a tomb, made to contain a dead body
• Urn—a stoneware container used to hold the ashes of a dead person