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-required subjects to prostrate themselves in his presence
-hired german mercenaries for army
-forced people to stay in their jobs for life and pass them on to their children
-raised taxes and caused tax collectors to makeup for shortages -
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Rome's greatest playwright. Comedies
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Rome's finest orator. Believed in Natural Law.
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-The Aeneid
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Octavian becomes the first emperor of Rome
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-originally named Saul
-knew Greek language
-persecuted follower of Jesus
-earliest writings of the new testament -
-grew up in nazareth
-circumcised in the temple age 12
-reappeared as an adult in his 30s
--baptized by john the baptist
-executed by Romans
-the prophet, basis of christianity -
between 29-33
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successful suppression of revolt in Germany. Clumsy with senate, murdered by senate.
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-lowered taxes.
-provided relief for poor.
-conquered Romania and added it to the empire (and Britain) -
-Hadrian's Wall (in Britain)
-defeated Jew's in the second Hebrew revolt (132-35)
-Jews were dispersed and killed -
-medicine, anatomy
-basis for medicinal knowledge -
"accused person should be considered innocent until proven guilty"
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-stoic philosopher
-end of pax romana
-selected his son, Commodus, as his successor -
-Neo-Platonism
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There were 26 soldier-emperors, 25 of which died violently
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-continued Constantine's transformations
-moved the primary capital of from Rome to a new city, Constantinople -
-First ecumenical council
-Nicene creed -
-no property
-silence -
-worst defeat in Roman history
-Emperor Valens killed
-cavalry -
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-Britain abandoned
-production stagnated -
-German officer overthrows Romulus and places Odoacer on the throne
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-Benedictine rule became the standard for western monasticism
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-prosperous merchant in mecca
-visited by angel Gabriel
-seen as chosen prophet -
-Muhammad and his followers migrated from Mecca to Medina (200 miles away)
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first woman emperor
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sacked constantinople
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