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| | |[[Augustus Caesar]] | | |[[Augustus Caesar]] |
| − | |the first Roman Emperor (27 BC-14 AD), his former name was Octavian; ruled during the birth of Christ | + | |the first Roman Emperor (27 BC-14 AD), whose name was Octavian; he took power away from the Roman Senate, he began "Pax Romana" (peaceful prosperity), and he was the emperor when Jesus was born |
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| | |[[Babylon]] | | |[[Babylon]] |
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| | |[[Julius Caesar]] | | |[[Julius Caesar]] |
| − | |A political leader who laid out the groundwork for the future Roman Empire, and also provided the foundation of the Gregorian calendar | + | |(100-44 BC) a military and political leader who laid out the groundwork for the future Roman Empire before he was murdered by Roman senators |
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| | |[[Julian Calendar]] | | |[[Julian Calendar]] |
| − | | The 12 month, 365-day calendar the Julius Caesar established. | + | | The 12 month, 365-day calendar established by Julius Caesar, and the basis for the Gregorian calendar we use today. |
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| | |[[Justinian|Justinian I]] and the [[Justinian Code]] | | |[[Justinian|Justinian I]] and the [[Justinian Code]] |
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| | |[[Pax Romana]] | | |[[Pax Romana]] |
| − | |27 B.C.-180 A.D. A time of peace for the Roman Empire | + | |27 BC-180 AD: the "glory days" of the Roman empire, a time of peaceful prosperity and influence (but cruelty to Christians) |
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| | |[[Peloponnesian War]] | | |[[Peloponnesian War]] |
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| | |[[Roman law]] | | |[[Roman law]] |
| − | |began with a code of laws inscribed in the twelve tables. Through these laws, the concept of "justice" - ruling by principle and not by whim - was developed. | + | |began with a code of laws inscribed in the Twelve Tables. Through these laws, the concept of "justice" - ruling by principle and not by whim - was developed. |
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| | |[[Roman military]] | | |[[Roman military]] |
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| | |[[Troy]] | | |[[Troy]] |
| − | |A ancient city that's destruction was recorded in the Iliad. Survivors of this disaster went on to help start the city of Rome and the civilization of the Britons. | + | |An ancient city whose destruction was recorded in the Iliad, and survivors supposedly helped found Rome and the civilization of the Britons. |
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| | |[[Tutankhamen]] | | |[[Tutankhamen]] |
| − | |A young Egyptian 18th dynasty pharaoh who ruled from approx. 1341 B.C. to 1323 B.C. The discovery of his tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 shed light on Egyptian culture. | + | |"King Tut": a young Egyptian pharaoh (18th dynasty pharaoh) who ruled from 1341-1323 BC. Howard Carter first discovered his tomb in 1922, shedding light on Egyptian culture. |
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| | + | |[[Twelve Tables]] |
| | + | |450 BC: basic and successful Roman laws that filled twelve tablets, such as "If one is slain while committing theft by night, he is rightly slain." |
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| | |[[Vedas]] | | |[[Vedas]] |