J! Ancient History Flashcards
1
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Roman orator and official wrote “Histories” and “Annals”
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Tacitus
2
Q
Roman naturalist wrote “Natural History” encyclopedia
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Pliny the Elder
3
Q
480 BC battle
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Thermopylae
4
Q
“The Great” triumvirate member
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Pompey
5
Q
Roman orgy festival
A
Saturnalia
6
Q
Hamilcar Barca son
A
Hannibal
7
Q
Peace of Nicias war
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Peloponnesian War
8
Q
battle where Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian
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Battle of Actium
9
Q
emperor built the Hagia Sophia
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Justinian
10
Q
Incan Empire capital
A
Cusco
11
Q
Punic War sides
A
Rome and Carthage
12
Q
first Roman emperor
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Augustus
13
Q
Nero’s tutor
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Seneca
14
Q
Roman orator
A
Cicero
15
Q
Roman historian
A
Tacitus
