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| 200881598 | Alexander the Great | King of Macedon; Conquered the Greeks, Egyptians and Persians. Found Alexandria. lasted until 356-323 BC | 0 | |
| 200881599 | Pericles | An Athenian leader that was accknowledged for advancing democracy in Athens, Greece. Also ordered the construction of Parthenon | 1 | |
| 200881600 | Socrates | An ancient philosopher(470-399 BC) who believed in an absolute right or wrong; He asked students (Plato and Xenophon)pointed questions to make them use their reason, later became Socratic method | 2 | |
| 200881601 | Plato | From 427-347 BC. A greek philosopher. A follower of Socrates and presented ideas through dramatic dialogue. Taught at an academy that he found in Athens in 386 | 3 | |
| 200881602 | Aristotle | A Greek philosopher. a pupil of Plato and a tutor of Alexander the Great.INFLUENCED WESTERN THOUGHT. Author on logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural sciences, politics, and poetry. | 4 | |
| 200881603 | Zeus | The main Greek god. Ruler of the heavens and the father of all other gods and mortal heros. | 5 | |
| 200881604 | Epicureans | A person that is devoted to sensual pleasure.(esp. of good food and comfort); of or relating to philosophy of Epicurus(greek philosopher from 341-270 BC) | 6 | |
| 200881605 | Skeptics | A person who doubts the truth of a religion; a person who doesn't accept authentic beliefs. | 7 | |
| 200881606 | Julius Caesar | (July 13, 100 BC- March 15, 44 BC)Decided to become a dictator for life in 45 BCE, after conquering Gaul. Was assassinated in 44 BCE by the Senate because they were afraid of his power | 8 | |
| 200881607 | Octavian Augustus | Was the leader of Rome during The Golden Age. Created Pax Romana; Julius Caesar's grandnephew, later known as Augustus. By defeating Mark Anthony, he gained rule of all Roman lands. He was Rome's first true emperor. | 9 | |
| 200881608 | Jesus of Nazareth | A teacher/prophet that was born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth (Circa 4 BC- 29 AD) | 10 | |
| 200881609 | Paul of Tarsus | A Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of multiple Epistles(in New Testament) considered an Apostle even though not at the Last Supper. | 11 | |
| 200881610 | Senate | In ancient Rome, the supreme governing body, originally made up only of aristocrats. | 12 | |
| 200881611 | Hellenistic | Of/relating to post-classical Greek history and culture from Alexander the Great to Augustus. | 13 | |
| 200881612 | Helots | One class in ancient Sparta; neither a slave nor a free citizen | 14 | |
| 200881613 | Patricians | The original aristocrat families of Ancient Rome. Wealthy landowners | 15 | |
| 200881614 | Plebeians | The common person in Ancient Rome; a person with no rights what so ever (at times) | 16 | |
| 200881615 | Tribunes | An officer of Ancient Rome. elected by plebeians to protect their rights from specific acts of the Patrician Magistrates | 17 | |
| 200881616 | Iliad and Odyssey | Stories written by Homer: One story is the primary source of information we have about the Trojan War. The other story tells the struggles of Odysseus on his return home to his wife after the fall of the city of Troy. | 18 | |
| 200881617 | Olympic Games | The ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; a group of contests held today in 2 year intervals: summer and winter, every time in a different city.First celebrated in 776 BC(back then they also had choral poetry and dance contests) | 19 | |
| 200881618 | Carthage | An ancient city. Founded by the Phoenicians in the 9th century BC. City destroyed by Romans at the end of 3rd Punic War in 146 BC. Rebuilt by Julius Caesar and served as the capital of the Vandal before it was destroyed again by the Arabs in 698 | 20 | |
| 200881619 | Punic Wars | Series of three wars between Rome and Carthage from 264 to 146 BC. During that time: one of largest wars that ever took place. This war means "Carthaginian" in latin. Main cause of wars: conflict of interests between Carthaginian Empire and Roman Republic. | 21 | |
| 200881620 | Pax Romana | The Roman peace; long periods of peace that were enforced on states in the Roman Empire. a 200 year period. | 22 | |
| 200881621 | Attila | (The Hun) from 406-453 AD. King of the Huns, devastated much of the Roman Empire and invaded Gaul in 451 AD and was defeated by Romans and Visigoths | 23 | |
| 200881622 | Alaric | King of the Visigoths who marched his troops across the Alps toward Rome and put the city under siege; stormed Rome in 410 and destroyed it for 3 days | 24 | |
| 200881623 | Constantine | Roman Emperor (4th century A.D.) who promoted tolerance to all religions in the Roman Empire and legalized Christianity | 25 | |
| 200881624 | Diocletian | 245-313 AD the emperor of Rome from 284 to 305 AD. He divided the empire into 2 sections: east and west to try and rule the territory better. | 26 | |
| 200881625 | St. Augustine | One of the great fathers of the early Christian church. He became bishop in North Africa after his conversion to Christianity. | 27 | |
| 200881626 | Theodosius | The last emperor of the united Roman Empire. Took control of eastern empire and ended war with the Visigoths. Became a christian | 28 | |
| 200881627 | Nestorians | Early branch of Christianity, named after the fifth-century Greek theologian Nestorius, that emphasized the human nature of Jesus Christ. | 29 |
