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.
