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A. Roman Leaders
Roman Dictators and Emperors
Name | Description |
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Julius Caesar | became dictator, assassinated by the Senators of Rome |
Emperor Augustus | First Roman emperor, first name was Octavian, peaceful reign |
Emperor Caligula | cruel emperor, killed those who offended him, demanded to be worshipped as a god, went to war against the ocean |
Emperor Claudius | was partially deaf, walked with a limp, spoke with a stammer, may have been killed by Nero's mother |
Emperor Nero | extremely cruel emperor, had his mother killed, murdered his wife, persecuted Christians, possibly burned down an area of Rome |
Emperor Hadrian | loved the army, a great traveler, realized the empire was too large to defend, build a wall as a border |
Emperor Constantine | was the first Christian emperor, issued laws to protect Christians, moved the emperor's palace to Byzantine, reunited the empire |