Definitions from Nicki

	Character	Page	Word	Definition
1.	Tirzah	13	Procurator	Officer of the Roman empire entrusted  with management of the financial  affairs of a province
2.	Messala	14	Sanhedrin	Supreme council of the Jews during post-exilic times headed by a High Priest
3.	Messala	14	plundering	To take by force
4.	Judah	18	laurel	An evergreen shrub
5.	Judah	24	legion	Principal unit of Roman army comprising  3000 to 6000 foot soldiers
6.	Quintus	27	galley	A long lowship used for wars
7.	Quintus	30	Duumvir	One of two Roman officers constituting  a board or court
8.	Judah	34	Consul	Either of two annually elected chief magistrates of the Roman republic
9.	Judah	35	sully	To make tarnished
10.	Drusilla	42	dunce	A slow-witted or stupid person
11.	Messala	43	galls	Something bitter to endure
12.	Iras	69	omen	An occurrence believed to portend a future event
13.	Judah	70	cloisters	A monastic establishment
14.	Judah	71	bier	A stand on which a corpse is place
15.	Judah	78	purged	To make free of something unwanted