Chapter 4&5 Reversed Flashcards
Led an army and defeated the Greeks
Alexander the Great
A blend of the achievements of the eastern world with the cultural outlooks and attitude of he Greeks
Hellenistic
City yo
Alexandria
A Greek Socratic philosopher who founded the megarian school of philosophy
Euclid
The most famous of the scientists of the Hellenistic period
Archimedes
The founder of Epicureanism
Epicureans
A member of the school of stoicism
Stoics
A mystery cult
Isis
A Jewish priest and son of priest mattathias he led the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid empire
Judas Maccabaeus
An event celebrated by Jews because of the recapturing of the temple
Hanukkah
The founders of Rome
Romulus and Remus
The chief officers of the Roman republic
Consuls and praetors
A select group of 300 men who served for life
senate
The two main groups in Rome creating social organization
Petricians and plebians
An account of Rome
Livy
The coast of norther Africa southern Spain Sardinia Corsica and western Sicily
Carthaginian empire
The wars for the western Mediterranean
Punic wars
The greatest of the Carthaginian generals
Hannibal
Enslaving people
Slavery
Ignited a slave revolt
Spartacus
The earliest attempt but the Romans to create a code of laws
Twelve tables
The best exemplar of the literary and intellectual interested of the senatorial elite of the late republic
Cicero
An oval amphitheater in the center of Rome
Coliseum
A Roman politician, general, and notable author of Latin prose. Was a key part of the rise of the Roman Empire
Julius Caesar
Augustus the Roman emperor
Octavian
Committed suicide for each other
Antony and cleopatra
