Polis
a.k.a. city state, was the community structure of ancient Greece
Athens
the capital of Greece. It was also at the heart of Ancient Greece, a powerful civilization and empire.
Sparta
city-state located in the southeastern Peloponnese region of ancient Greece
Alexander of Macedon
created a vast empire that stretched from Macedonia to Egypt and from Greece to part of India
Pericles
a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens.
Hellenism/Hellenistic Period
covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC
Ptolemaic Empire
referred to as the Lagid dynasty, was a Macedonian Greek royal dynasty which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
Patrician
the upper class, people such as wealthy land owners
Plebeians
would be the lower class which would be normal people in Rome.
Punic Wars
a series of wars between 264 and 146 BC fought between Rome and Carthage
Consul
held the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic
Gracchi Brothers
They wanted to help the poor and give the common people their rights
Latifundia
any large ancient Roman agricultural estate that used a large number of peasant or slave labourers.
Julius Caesar
a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war
Augustus Caesar
also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor;
Pax Romana
a roughly 200-year-long timespan of Roman history which is identified as a period and as a golden age
Cyrus the Great
the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian empire
Jesus of Nazareth
a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader; he is the central figure of Christianity
Paul of Tarsus
a Christian apostle and missionary who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world.
Emperor Constantine
made Christianity the main religion of Rome
Byzantine Empire
was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Romulus
was the legendary founder and first king of Rome
Twelve Tables
a set of laws inscribed on 12 bronze tablets created in ancient Rome in 451 and 450 BCE
Achaemenid Empire
the First Persian Empire, was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC.
Tribune
an official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests.