7572045990 | Tiber | river Rome was located on... | 0 | |
7572051904 | Carthage | civilization in North Africa that Rome fought a series of wars against | 1 | |
7572055466 | Athens | Greek city state known for being the beginning of democracy | 2 | |
7572060350 | Sparta | militaristic Greek city-state | 3 | |
7572072442 | Hellenistic | The form of Greek culture that emerged after Alexander's conquests | 4 | |
7572084020 | 1st Punic War | Rome wins, over trade in Sicily, Rome vs. Carthage | 5 | |
7572090663 | 2nd Punic War | Rome eventually wins, Hannibal crosses Alps and invades Italian Peninsula | 6 | |
7572095473 | 3rd Punic War | Cato calls for Carthage to be destroyed by the Romans, Rome destroys Carthage and salts the Earth | 7 | |
7572117705 | Romulus | one of the twin brothers who according to legend founded Rome | 8 | |
7572122760 | Patricians | upper class people in Rome | 9 | |
7572128238 | Plebeians | middle class people in Rome | 10 | |
7572129988 | Spartacus | name of the Slave who led to the 1st century BC rebellion | 11 | |
7572137856 | Persian Wars | series of wars fought between the Greek city-states and Persians | 12 | |
7572149228 | Peloponessian War | Athens and its allies vs. Sparta and its allies, Sparta wins, big plague in Athens at this time | 13 | |
7572154054 | Latium | plain in central Italy where Rome was built | 14 | |
7572164532 | Ostia | port city on the Tiber river near Rome | 15 | |
7572169814 | Byzantium | Eastern Capital of the Roman empire | 16 | |
7572177523 | Gaul | present day France; Julius Caesar commanded legions here | 17 | |
7572182531 | Pompeii | Roman city buried by a volcanic explosion | 18 | |
7572185587 | Polis | Greek term for city-states | 19 | |
7572187580 | Acropolis | "high city," hilltop fortress building in Greece | 20 | |
7572196464 | Delian League | defensive alliance of Greek city-states; headed up by Athens | 21 | |
7572204814 | Caesar Augustus | former name Octavian; winner of Civil War vs. Marc Antony after the 2nd Triumvirate | 22 | |
7572219896 | Julius Caesar | made dictator for life by the Senate after crossing the Rubicon and winning a civil war after the 1st Triumvirate ended | 23 | |
7572230612 | Nero | 1st century Roman emperor who had many killed and persecuted Christians, especially after a fire in Rome | 24 | |
7572254110 | Tiberius | emperor of Roman when Jesus was crucified | 25 | |
7572257188 | Constantine | Roman emperor who first converted to Christianity | 26 | |
7572275797 | Aristotle | Plato's student, taught Alexander the Great | 27 | |
7572280507 | Socrates | 1st major Greek philosopher; "Father of Philosophy" | 28 | |
7572298767 | Plato | wrote the Republic; student of Socrates | 29 | |
7572300844 | Homer | blind Greek poet, wrote Illiad and the Odyssey | 30 | |
7572309815 | Hippocrates | "Father of Medicine," earliest physician | 31 | |
7572317457 | Diocletian | Roman emperor who divided the Roman empire into 2 districts: East and West | 32 | |
7572323941 | Hannibal | Carthage general during the 2nd Punic Wars; known for using war elephants | 33 | |
7572365361 | Marcus Aurelius | Last of the "Good emperors" | 34 | |
7572370430 | Hadrian | Roman emperor who carried out a number of building projects, including a wall in Northern Britain to keep Scots out | 35 | |
7572384512 | Marc Antony | member of 2nd Triumvirate, lost civil war versus Octavian | 36 | |
7572409439 | Ostrogoths and Visogoths | group who sacked Rome for 3 days in 410 AB | 37 | |
7572411456 | Attila | leader of the Huns | 38 | |
7572413234 | Romulus Augustulus | Last Roman emperor in 476AD | 39 | |
7572417816 | Vandals | group from North Africa who invaded Rome; name means "one who causes senseless destruction" | 40 | |
7572423382 | Odoacer | Barbarian king who captured Rome in 476 AD | 41 | |
7572459578 | Forum | Rome's public meeting place; center of Roman political life | 42 | |
7572463466 | Senate | law making body in Rome | 43 | |
7572468963 | Republic | type of government in Rome, people elect representatives | 44 | |
7572483248 | Dictator | person given power in Rome during a time of crisis; Cinncinatus was this | 45 | |
7572491430 | Census | measuring the population of a place; often for tax purposes | 46 | |
7572513537 | Veto | means "I forbid," consuls in Rome could override a law | 47 | |
7572517278 | Consuls | two officials elected from the Senate to administer laws | 48 | |
7572520492 | Council of the Plebs | legislative body which spoke for Plebeian rights | 49 | |
7572524973 | 12 Tables | Rome's first code of laws | 50 | |
7572527913 | Pax Romana | extended period of Roman peace | 51 | |
7572531805 | Pontius Pilate | Roman leader who ordered the execution of Jesus | 52 | |
7572553493 | Theodosius | Roman emperor who made Christianity the official religion | 53 | |
7572555323 | Apostles | one who is sent out; early messengers of Christianity | 54 | |
7572563604 | Jesus | Son of God; died on a cross for the sins of humanity | 55 | |
7572569158 | Marathon | Athens versus Persia; 26.2 miles from Athens, Athens win | 56 | |
7572597013 | Thermopylae | 300 Spartans hold off Persians at a mountain pass | 57 | |
7572599823 | Trojan war | Mycenaeans vs. Troy; early Greek war | 58 | |
7572605252 | Philosopher | "lover of wisdom" | 59 | |
7572607909 | Helots | Greek term for Slaves | 60 | |
7572610067 | Agora | marketplace in Greece | 61 | |
7572612417 | Hoplites | Greek foot soldiers | 62 | |
7572614291 | Phalanx | Greek fighting formation | 63 |
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