Aeneas
first 'Roman'
Romulus
founded Rome, first king
Tarquinius Superbus
last Roman king
Horatius Cocles
defended a bridge
Cincinnatus
farmer/patriot, returned to farm after service as dictator
Scipio Africanus
general, victorious over Hannibal
Spartacus
led a massive slave revolt
Cicero
famous politician, orator (known for speeches)
Mark Antony
ally of Julius Caesar, love affair with Cleopatra
Pompey
civil war vs J. Caesar
Julius Caesar
assassinated on the Ides of March
Brutus
most famous of Caesar's assassins
Augustus
1st emperor
Tiberius
2nd emperor, 'reluctant' to be emperor
Caligula
went mad after an illness
Claudius
unlikely emperor
Nero
tutored by Seneca (stoic philosopher)
Hadrian
built wall in Britannia
Marcus Aurelius
philosopher emperor, stoic philosopher, wrote "Meditations"
Constantine
first 'Christian' emporer