People

Question 1

Tiberius

Answer 1

14-37 CE, raised Caligula, known as purge

Question 2

Hadrian

Answer 2

98-117 CE (pantheon)

Question 3

Caligula

Answer 3

37-41 CE, known as insane,

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Tarquin

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Last Etruscan king, expelled in 509 BCE after rebellion, led to republic establishment

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Hannibal

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Leader of Carthage in 2nd Punic war, took dangerous journey to Spain through the alps with 36 000 troops (lost 10 000) and 37 elephants (lost 36)

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Julius Caesar

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Apart of first triumvirate, Appointed dictator 10 years in 46 BCE, assassinated on march 16 44 BCE in ides of march (defender of liberty by senate (Brutus), caused civil war

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Octavian

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Apart of second triumvirate in 43 BCE, defeats mark Antony, formerly Augustus adopted by Caesar

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Pomey

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First triumvirate member, defeated by Caesar

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Crassus

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Killed in battle, apart of first triumvirate

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Marc Antony

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Second triumvirate, married to cleopatra, killed/defeated by Marc Antony in 30 BCE

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Lepidus

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Second triumvirate, pushed from power

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Nero

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54-68 CE, cruel ruler, rumoured to have set a great fire to build his golden palace, anti-Christian

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Romulus

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First of 7 Etruscan kings of Rome (753 BCE)

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Caracalla

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Gives Roman citizenship to free males in 212 BCE

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Claudius

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41-54 CE, conquest of Britain

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Seneca

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Philosopher, wrote 12 essays, 124 letters, stoicism

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Suetonius

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69-122CE, famous for book of the 12 Caesars, contributed to Christianity,

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Plutarch

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46-119CE, born in greece wrote parallel lives

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Ovid

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43-17 CE, known for metamorphosis (creation to Caesar), influenced medieval poets

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Boethius

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524 CE, wrote the consolation of philosophy

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Maximian

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Former junior emperor, Co-emperor alongside Diocletian in 286-305, ruled western part of empire

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Constantine

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First to profess Christianity (LEGALIZED IT), united empire and reforms

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Theodosius

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Last Roman emperor before split between 379-895, won war against goths, made Christianity official religion of Roman Empire

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Virgil

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Roman poet

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Diocletian

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Abdicated Roman throne, 284-305, split empire and ruled one half in 286CE , made Maximian co emperor, techrarchy (rule of 4)