Unit 1 Flashcards
1
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Wrote “The Annals of Imperial Rome”, wrote about the “Pax Romana”, negative picture of Nero
A
Tacitus
2
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Court scribe of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, wrote “The Anecdota”
A
Procopius
3
Q
Wrote “The Histories” which documented the Persian War, wrote Oral History, not remembered history, known as “The Father of Histories and Lies”
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Herodotus
4
Q
to question, make an inquiry, investigate
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historia
5
Q
ancient state in western Asia minor, setting of the first part of “The Histories”
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Lydia
6
Q
reigning king during the first part of “The Histories”
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Candaules
7
Q
servant of Candaules, took up the throne
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Gyges
8
Q
First Persian King of note
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Cyrus the Great
9
Q
Cyrus the Great’s first major conquest, immediately north of the Persians
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Medes
