Roman Key Figures Flashcards

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Augustus

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  • Brought peace and prosperity to a war-weary Mediterranean world.
  • The founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor.
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Vespasian

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  • The man who emerged triumphant in this brief but bloody conflict.
  • A general who had served under Claudius and Nero.
  • Father of Titus and Domitian.
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Nerva

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  • Senate chose him as emperor.

- Ruled for only 16 months.

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Titus

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  • Son of Vespasian.

- Became emperor in turn after father’s death.

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Trajan

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  • A capable and popular general born in Italia, Spain.

- The first non-Italian to rule Rome.

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Hadrian

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  • Trajan’s chosen successor and fellow Spaniard.
  • A connoisseur and lover of all the arts, as well as an author, architect, and hunter.
  • Greatly admired Greek culture and traveled widely as emperor, often in the Greek East.
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Marcus Aurelius

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  • A Roman Emperor who ruled with Lucius Verus as co-emperor.

- He was the last of the Five Good Emperors, and is also considered one of the most important Stoic philosophers.

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Constantine

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  • Invaded Italy.
  • Defeated and killed Maxentius and took control of the capital.
  • Attributed his victory to the aid of the Christian god.
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Romulus & Remus

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  • Founded Rome in 753 BCE.

- The twin brothers and central characters of Rome’s foundation myth.

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Apollodorus of Damascus

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  • A Greek engineer, architect, designer and sculptor who flourished during the 2nd century AD, from Damascus, Roman Syria.
  • A favourite of Trajan, for whom he constructed Trajan’s Bridge.
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