Pg V Flashcards
Who was Nebuchadnezzar II?
The greatest king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire who conquered Judah
Who is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
What contributions did Aristotle make?
Logic, criticism, rhetoric, physics, biology, psychology, mathematics, metaphysics, ethics, and politics.
What was Aristotle’s relationship with Plato?
He was a student of Plato for twenty years but rejected Plato’s theory of forms.
Who was Julius Caesar?
A political and military genius who overthrew Rome’s decaying political order and replaced it with a dictatorship.
Who was Octavian (Augustus)?
The first emperor of ancient Rome who came to power after Julius Caesar’s assassination.
What significant action did Augustus take in 27 BCE?
He ‘restored’ the republic of Rome while retaining all real power as the princeps, or ‘first citizen.’
Who was Pompey the Great?
One of the great statesmen and generals of the late Roman Republic.
What was Mark Antony’s role in Roman history?
A Roman general under Julius Caesar and later a triumvir who ruled Rome’s eastern provinces.
Who is considered one of the founders of modern Western philosophy?
Socrates
What is Plato best known for?
His theories of Forms, known as Platonism.
What philosophical stance did Plato reject?
Materialism common to ancient philosophy.
Fill in the blank: Plato believed in the existence of an _______.
immaterial world of perfect objects.
