Ancient History by Letter 'E'

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Julius Caesars' last words; according to Shakespeare
Et tu, Brute?
Archimedes said this when he made a discovery
Eureka!
What does the word "buddha" mean?
Enlightened One
The father of geometry, he wrote the Elements
Euclid
The Iliad and the Odyssey are examples of this style of poetry
Epic Poetry
The leader of an Empire: Augustus for example
Emperor
Ancient Greek city, home to the Temple of Artemis
Ephesus
Where you would find the Nile river and the Pyramids
Egypt
The only hill of Ancient Rome to fit this category
Esquiline Hill
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The "heaven" of Ancient Greek mythology
Elysium
Hannibal led 37 of these across the Alps
Elephants
The Greek god of love, and the son of Aphrodite
Eros
Mesopotamia lies between the Tigris and this river
Euphrates
This document allowed Christians to worship within the Roman Empire
Edict of Milan
These early Romans lived in northern Italy and were influenced by the Greeks
Etruscans
To preserve a corpse from decay, like the Egyptians did with mummies
Embalm
A species that is on the verge of dying out
Endangered species
A species whose last member has died out; like the dinosaurs
Extinct
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Level 74
May 16, 2016
The last 2 clues took me a minute . . . I was trying to think of a particular species. If it said, Term for . . . it would be clearer. On the other hand, most people got the answer as it's now phrased, so maybe it's just me ☺
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Level 87
Jan 22, 2023
Not strictly history are they?