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8931271866Tiberius Gracchuspromised to help farmers by redistributing farmlands0
8931271867Gaius Gracchushe gave grain to the poor, opened up more lands for farmers and secured the rights of the middle class1
8931271868Spartacuspromised to free 90,000 slaves from Italy2
8931271869Gen. Marcus Licinius Crassuskilled Spartacus and crucified 6,000 slaves3
8931271870Gaius Mariusrecruited poor citizens as soldiers and promised them money4
8931271871Lucius Cornelius SullaMarius' greatest rival he tried to restore the Senate's authority dictator for 82 years5
8931271872Gnaeus Pompey, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Julius Caesarthe first triumvate6
8931271873Mark Antony, Lepidus, Octavianthe second triumvate7
8931271874Augustus Ceasartitle given to Octavian8
8931271875OctavianCeasar's step-son first emperor of Rome9
8931271876Pax Romanaperiod in Rome characterized of peace and prosperity10
8931271877Julio-Claudian Dynastythe next four emperors related to Augustus that lacked his abilities11
8931271878TiberiusAugustus' stepson he ran the empire well but violence started to become common in Roman politics again12
8931271879Caligulacruel and insane assassinated by the Imperial guards who then chose Claudius as emperor13
8931271880Claudiusa peaceful scholar who restored order and backed military expedition in Britain14
8931271881NeroClaudius' stepson ran the empire well in the beginning but was violent in the end Rome was burned and he blamed it on the Christians killed himself when the army rebelled against him15
8931271882Vespacianrestored discipline, put down uprisings in Gaul and Judaea16
8931271883Titus and Domitiansons of Vespasian17
8931271884Nervaa respected senator, introduced adoptive system which was followed by other emperors until 180 AD which ensured the succession of competent rulers or good emperors. he adopted Trajan18
8931271885TrajanRoman Empire reached its greatest size during his rule. He brought Mesopotamia and other lands under the Roman rule19
8931271886Hadriansecured empire rather than addig territory. He encouraged people to join the army. He suppressed a Jewish revolt and imposed harsh punishment against the rebels20
8931271887Marcus Aureliuslast of the emperors chosen by the adoptive system, he followed the Stoic philosophers. He concentrated on border wars. He abandoned the adoptive system21
8931271888Lucius Aurelius CommodusMarcus' son, not fit to rule, his succession marked the end of Pax Romana22
8931271889paterfamiliashad absolute authority of the household23
8931271890DiocletianRoman emperor who divided the empire to make empire easier to govern24
8931271891Constantinebuilt Constantinople as the capital of Rome25
8931271892Rome loses its citizens' confidence and loyalty, The army deteriorates, The population declines, The empire has weak economy, Roman cities decline5 causes of decline of the Roman Empire26
8931458321Corneliamother of the Gracchus brothers27
8931458322Liviawife of Augustus28
8931458323Empress Julia Domnagoverned rome when her son, Emperor Caracalla was fighting outside29
8931458324Litteratorteacher in reading and writing30
8931458325Calculatorteacher in arithmetic31
8931458326VirgilWrote the Aeneid32
8931458327HoraceRomans must follow the Greek ideal of moderation33
8931458328Ovidspoke for the upper-class of the Empire34
8931458329Juvenalcriticized the Roman society35
8931458330Ptolemy:Almagestsummed up knowledge in Astronomy36
8931458331Galenhis works were basos for Western medical knowledge37
8931458332Aureliusmost famous stoic38
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