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'''2.''' The Roman Republic, which was the time when Rome was ruled by a Senate of elected representatives, lasted from 509 to 27 B.C.  The Roman Empire, which began when Caesar Augustus, the first Roman emperor took power in 27 B.C. and ended in the deposing of Romulus Augustulus in A.D. 476.

'''2.''' The Roman Republic, which was the time when Rome was ruled by a Senate of elected representatives, lasted from 509 to 27 B.C.  The Roman Empire, which began when Caesar Augustus, the first Roman emperor took power in 27 B.C. and ended in the deposing of Romulus Augustulus in A.D. 476.

    

    

'''3.''' The [[Byzantine Empire]] was far more Greek than the Western Roman Empire ever was.  They used the Greek language, but kept the Roman law. They also were more artistic than the Western Romans.   

'''3.''' The [[Byzantine Empire]] was far more Greek than the Western Roman Empire ever was.  They used the Greek language, but kept the Roman law. They also were more artistic than the Western Romans.  

    

'''4.''' Latin is a fairly simple language, and it is easy to express complex ideas with it.  For that reason, most Western languages derive from it, and many Latin phrases have become incorporated into English.  For example, the term “ad hominem,” literally meaning “to the man,” is used today in logic to describe an argument which attacks a person rather than their argument.  

'''4.''' Latin is a fairly simple language, and it is easy to express complex ideas with it.  For that reason, most Western languages derive from it, and many Latin phrases have become incorporated into English.  For example, the term “ad hominem,” literally meaning “to the man,” is used today in logic to describe an argument which attacks a person rather than their argument.  

   

   

    

    

'''H6.'''  Attila the Hun was one of the most notable military commanders in the history of the world.  He was captured by the Romans as a teenager and, although he was quickly released, he vowed to return to Rome as a conqueror.  In 451 he gathered more than half a million men and began to march on Rome.  A confederation of Romans and Goths defeated the Romans at the Battle of Chalons, one of the bloodiest battles in history.  It was said that the spirits of the dead continued to fight in the afterlife!  Attila reached Rome, but Pope Leo the Magnificent convinced him not to attack it.  He died shortly thereafter by choking on his own blood while drunk-an unfitting end for one who was called the "Scourge of God."

'''H6.'''  Attila the Hun was one of the most notable military commanders in the history of the world.  He was captured by the Romans as a teenager and, although he was quickly released, he vowed to return to Rome as a conqueror.  In 451 he gathered more than half a million men and began to march on Rome.  A confederation of Romans and Goths defeated the Romans at the Battle of Chalons, one of the bloodiest battles in history.  It was said that the spirits of the dead continued to fight in the afterlife!  Attila reached Rome, but Pope Leo the Magnificent convinced him not to attack it.  He died shortly thereafter by choking on his own blood while drunk-an unfitting end for one who was called the "Scourge of God."