229883735 | Augustus Caesar | First Emperor of Rome, grandnephew of Julius Caesar | 0 | |
229883736 | Julius Caesar | 100-44BCE, declares himself dictator of Rome, is assasinated by senators one year later | 1 | |
229883737 | Aristotle | philosopher, one famous pupil is Plato, this man believed in material world only, also created Lyceum (YEAH!!!) | 2 | |
229883738 | Alexander the Great | took rule of Macedonia when father King Philip II died, expands Macedonia. After death, Macedonia's rule collapses, thus the Hellenistic Kingdoms | 3 | |
229883739 | Cyrus the Great | ruler of Persian Empire who frees Jews from Babylonian captivity | 4 | |
229883740 | Pericles | creates the first real democracy in Athens, is able to get rid of the cycle of tyrants | 5 | |
229883741 | Homer | Greek who writes the Iliad and the Odyessy, two of his famous epic poems | 6 | |
229883742 | Emperor Constantine | emperor who passes Edict of Milan to legalize Christianity in 313CE | 7 | |
229883743 | Emperor Diocletian | emperor who splits Roman Empire in two (East and West) to attempt saving it | 8 | |
229883744 | Socrates | philosopher with idea of asking questions and basing opinions based on the answers, put to death for "corrupting the minds of Athens" | 9 | |
229883745 | Plato | creates the Theory of Forms (Idealism) and establishes Academy | 10 |
Important Names of Mediterranean Civilizations Flashcards
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