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ancient rome
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History
6th Grade
01/31/2009

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tarquin
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.c 510 b.c. Etruscan leader and the last king of ancient Rome
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junius brutus
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sixth century B.C Acient Roman leader who, with his supporters, forced the Etruscans out of Rome
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Hannibal
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247B.c. -183b.c. carthaginian general who launched an invasion on the Romans from Spain by crossing the alps.
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Scipio
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185 bc -129bc ancient Roman general who attacked carthage and forced hannibal to retreat from Rome
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julis caesar
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100 bc- 44bc ancient Roman general whose murder led to the end of the Roman republic
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August
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63bc -14 ad ancient Roman emperor whose rule began a long period of prosperity and peace called the Pax RAoman or the roman peace for the roman empire
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caligula
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12-41 cruel ancient roman emperor who was assaesinated by members of his bodygaurd
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cladius
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10bc-ad 54 ancient roman emoperor after caligula who tried to improve conditions in the empire
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nero
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36-38 ancient roman emperor upon whose death civil war broke out
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marcus aurelis
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121-180 ancient roman philosipher,general,emperor who was perhaps the greatest of the romans five good emperors
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marcus aurelis
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121-180 ancient roman philosipher,general,emperor who was perhaps the greatest of the romans five good emperors
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Jesus
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4bc-ad29 a young Jewish man who taught in palestine and founded Chrisianity
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peter
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died ad 67 dissiple of Jesus who helped spread his teachings throughout the roman empire
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constantine
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275 337 christianity emperor who made christianity equal to all other religions in Rome and united the roman empire after Diocletian had to divided into two parts
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Theodosius
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347-395 ancient roman emperor who made Christianity Rome's official religion in 380
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Deocletian
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ancient Roman emperor who resorted order and strengthen the economy of the Roman empire , dividing it into three parts
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Romulus Augustulus
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last empire of western rome
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