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Rome - Key People
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Augustus | translates to “Exalted One”; name given to Octavian when he was imperator |
| Brutus | one of the leaders of the group of senators that assassinated Julius Caesar |
| Cleopatra | Egyptian queen; lover of Marc Anthony |
| Constantine | converted to Christianity; made it the religion of the empire; moved capital to Constantinople |
| Crassus | after he dies, Pompey and Caesar compete for control of Rome |
| Diocletian | divided the empire into two parts (east and west) |
| Hamilcar | Carthaginian leader that made his son swear “to never be a friend of the Romans” |
| Hannibal | Carthiginian general that nearly conquered the Romans |
| Julius Caesar | conquers Spain, Gaul, and Britain; was part of First Triumvirate; by becoming a permanent dictator, this person ended Rome’s democracy; popular with lower classes because of reforms; assassinated by a group of senators |
| Lepidus | part of the Second Triumvirate with Anthony and Octavian |
| Marc Anthony | fell in love with Cleopatra; Caesar’s most trusted general; part of Second Triumvirate |
| Nero | known for his ruthless insanity; blamed Christians for fire that destroyed much of Rome |
| Octavian | Caesar’s adopted son and intended heir; became “Augustus”; part of Second Triumvirate |
| Odacer | a German chieftain that invaded Roman territory and “sacked” Rome itself |
| Pompey | conquers Asia Minor, Syria, and Palestine; he was part of First Triumvirate |
| Scipio | Roman general that defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama |
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