Roman of the Day - Latin 3

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