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Famous Ancient Romans

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Roman dictator killed on the Ides of March
Julius Caesar
1st Roman emperor and member of the 2nd Triumvirate
Augustus
Mythical Trojan prince from whom the original Romans were descended
Aeneas
Semi-Mythical Founder of Rome
Romulus
Brother of the Above
Remus
Lover of Cleopatra defeated at Actium
Mark Anthony
Poet who authored the Aeneid at the request of Augustus
Virgil
Emperor who converted to and legalized Christianity
Constantine
Rival of the above defeated at Milvian Bridge
Maxentius
Author of "Metamorphoses" who was exiled to Tomis
Ovid
Emperor who declared war on Neptune and made his horse a Senator
Caligula
Murderous emperor known for his lyre playing
Nero
Murderer of Claudius and mother of the above
Agrippina the Younger
Senator and stoic philosopher executed by Nero
Seneca
Orator who exposed the Catiline Conspiracy
Cicero
Naturalist and writer who witnessed the destruction of Pompeii
Pliny the Elder
Member of 1st triumvirate known for his wealth
Crassus
Stuttering Emperor who conquered Britain
Claudius
Orator who called for the destruction of Carthage in many of his speeches
Cato the Elder
Legendary author of Sibylline Books
Cumaean Sibyl
Final King of Rome who refused to purchase above books
Tarquinius Superbus
Etruscan King who attempted to reestablish rule the above
Lars Porsena
Historian who criticized several emperors in his "Annals"
Tacitus
Widely influential romantic poet who dedicated much of his work to "Lesbia"
Catullus
Militant king who destroyed Alba Longa
Tullus Hostilius
Author and Social critic who coined the phrase "Bread and Circuses"
Juvenal
Assassin who showed devotion to Rome by sticking right hand into open flame
Mucius Scaevola
Emperor who sacked Jerusalem and completed the Colosseum
Titus
Tyrannical and Astrology-Obsessed successor of the above
Domitian
Novelist and Courtier who authored the Satyricon
Petronius
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