Key figures of Ancient Rome

Answer 1

look these people up, Julius ceasar, pompey , crassus, Augustus, cicero and scipio africanus

look these people up, Julius ceasar, pompey , crassus, Augustus, cicero and scipio africanus

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Some of the key figures of ancient Rome would include:

Romulus and Remus ~ Were the twin brothers who founded Rome. According to mythology, a wolf nursed them as babies.

Pompey ~ Was a great Roman general and statesman. He was the last obstacle in the rise to power of Julius Caesar.

Julius Caesar ~ Was one of Rome's greatest generals and statesmen. He became a brilliant military leader and helped make Rome the center of an empire that stretched across Europe. Caesar also won fame as an orator, politician, and writer. His victories in civil war helped him become dictator of the Roman people. But his power frightened many of his political opponents, and a group of them assassinated him in 44 BC.

Cicero ~ The great Roman statesman and orator, supported Rome's republican government. But, the Roman Republic ended soon after he died in 43 BC.

Mark Antony ~ (aka Mark Anthony) Served as a co-ruler of Rome from 43 BC, until his death in 30 BC. Antony later married Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, and the two combined their military forces. Antony hoped to gain sole control of Rome, but lost the decisive battle at Actium in 31 BC. Mark Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide together in 30 BC.

Augustus ~ The name given to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian), when he became the first emperor in 27 BC. He was the nephew of Julius Caesar, and ruled Rome with Mark Antony until 30 BC. Augustus' influence was so far-reaching that it lasted, and even increased for nearly 200 years.

Answer 2

plato, aristotle, Socrates, homer