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Chapter 6:part 1
roman people
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Constantine | roman emperor who became a christian and made christianity popular |
| virgil | roman poet who wrote the epic the aeneid which told how the city of rome began |
| julius caesar | increased the size of the senate from 300 to 900 people |
| attila | leader of the barbarian tribe called the huns who invaded parts of the roman empire |
| hannibal | general form carthage who in the second punic war was defeated at the battle of zama |
| odoacer | barbarian leader who proclaimed himself emperor of the western part of the roman empire in 476 ad |
| octavian caesar | first emperor of rome who rid the mediterranean sea of pirates |
| marcus brutus | ringleader of the assassination plot to murder julius cresar |
| paul | apostle who spread teachings of jesus and n letters explained the ideas of christianity |
| marcus antony | member of the second triumvirate who fought octavian for control of the roman empire |
| scipio | roman general who destroyed the city of carthage in the third punic war |
| diocletian | roman emperor who divided the roman empire, left rome and lived in asia minor. |
| galen | greek physician who wrote a medical encyclopedia that was used for over a thousand years |
| gaius pompey | member of the first triumvirate who fought julius caesar for control of rome |
| livy | roman historian who wrote the history of rome |