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Flashcards by oliviarainbow, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Titus Lucretius Carus | (99-55 BC) a Roman poet and philosopher. His only known work is a long epic poem called "on the nature of things" |
| Gaius Valerius Catullus | (84-52 BC) Best known for his love poetry. Often mentions his mistress. |
| Gaius Sallustius Crispus | (86-34 BC) A roman historian known narrative writing on politics. wrote "wars against jugurthu" and "conspiracy at cutiline" |
| Julius Caesar | (100-44 Bc) Was a roman general, statesman, consul, and writer. Wrote the "prose". Played an important role in the events that led to the demise of the 'roman republic' and rise of the 'Roman Empire' |
| The Ciceronian Age | (83 BC – 43 BC)The first golden age of latin literature. Ended with the assignation of Julius Caesar. |
| Marcus Tullius Cicero | 106-43 Bc - worked hard to join the inner circle of the roman governing class. Wrote letter which became a major source of info of events of the late republic. |
| What Countries were apart of the roman empire? | At its zenith, the Roman Empire included these today's countries and territories: most of Europe (England, Wales, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Gibraltar, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine), coastal northern Africa (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt), the Balkans (Albania, .. |
| Who were the five good Empires? | too be answered... |
| Fall of The Republic | 133-31 BC |
| Italian wars ["social Wars"] | 92-89 Between the roman Republic and several other cities in Italy.. Italian allies revolted. |
| Optimate | the belief that the government should be in the hands of the "best Man" |
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