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| − | |A prince who escaped from troy who's son began Rome and grandson, Brutus began the Britons. | + | |According to legend, a prince who escaped from Troy who's son began Rome and grandson, Brutus began the Britons. |
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| | |[[Aeschylus]] | | |[[Aeschylus]] |
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| | |[[Arianism]] | | |[[Arianism]] |
| − | |A theological view, taught by Arius around 320 AD, that Jesus was divine but was created by and is lesser than God. This view was considered heresy by orthodox Trinitarians, and condemned by the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. | + | |A heresy spread by Arius in A.D. 320, denying that Jesus was God; rejected and banned by the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325. |
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| | |[[Ashoka]] | | |[[Ashoka]] |
| − | |Emperor of the Mauryan Empire of India from 273 to 232 B.C. He was upset by the horrors of war after being triumphant, and became an advocate of Buddhism. After his conversion, he had thousands of rock pillars erected that were inscribed with the teachings of the Buddha. These are the first recordings of Buddha's teachings. | + | |Emperor of the Mauryan Empire of India (273-232 B.C.). Upset by the horrors of war (despite winning), he converted to Buddhism and recorded Buddha's teachings on thousands of rock pillars. |
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| | |[[Bantu]] | | |[[Bantu]] |
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| | |[[Barracks Emperors]] | | |[[Barracks Emperors]] |
| − | |A series of Roman emperors who from 235 AD to 284 AD used the Roman army as a base for political power. These emperors usually had a poor, rural background. | + | |A series of Roman emperors (235-284 AD) who used the Roman army as a base for political power. These emperors usually had a poor, rural background. |
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| | |[[Battle of Marathon]] | | |[[Battle of Marathon]] |
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| − | |The title given by Pope Alexander VI to King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, whose marriage in 1469 caused the unification of Spain and its conversion back to a Catholic nation from Islam (the "Reconquest") | + | |The title given by Pope Alexander VI to King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, whose marriage in 1469 unified Spain led to its conversion back to a Catholic nation from Islam (the "Reconquest"). |
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| | |[[Cato the Censor]] | | |[[Cato the Censor]] |
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| | |[[Cincinnatus]] | | |[[Cincinnatus]] |
| − | |A Roman hero for whom the city of Cincinnati, Ohio was named. In 458 B.C., he raised an army in Rome and came to the aid of the consul Minucius and his men, who were trapped in a dead-end valley by the Aequians. The Roman Senate had declared war against the Aequians because they had been raiding Roman farms. Cincinnatus is also known for voluntarily giving up power, surpassed only by George Washington in that regard among government leaders. | + | |A Roman hero for whom the city of Cincinnati, Ohio is named. In 458 B.C., he raised an army in Rome and came to the aid of the consul Minucius and his men, who were trapped by the Aequians. Cincinnatus also voluntarily giving up power, surpassed only by George Washington in that respect. |
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| | |[[Claudius]] | | |[[Claudius]] |
| − | |Roman emperor who became ruler after his nephew Caligula's assassination, he ruled from 41 AD until 54 AD, when he was poisoned by his wife Agrippina. Britain came under Roman rule during his reign, and his edict expelling the Jews from Rome is mentioned in the Book of Acts in the Bible. | + | |Roman emperor who became ruler after his nephew Caligula's assassination, he ruled from 41-54 AD, when he was poisoned by his wife Agrippina. Britain came under Roman rule during his reign, and his edict expelling the Jews from Rome is mentioned in the Book of Acts in the Bible. |
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| | |[[Cleopatra]] | | |[[Cleopatra]] |
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| | |[[Diocletian]] | | |[[Diocletian]] |
| − | |The last Barrack Emperor of Rome, he ruled from 284 AD until 305 AD. He divided the Roman Empire into eastern and western regions in an attempt to save the empire, and formed a tetrarchy of four rulers, two for each region. He also required the military to worship the Roman pagan gods, thus making it impossible for Christians to be soldiers, as well as cruelly persecuted them. | + | |The last Barrack Emperor of Rome, he ruled from 284-305 AD. He divided the Roman Empire into eastern and western regions in an attempt to save the empire, and formed a tetrarchy of four rulers, two for each region. He required the military to worship the Roman pagan gods, making it impossible for Christians to be soldiers, and persecuted them. |
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| − | |Dravidians are the people of southern India and Sri Lanka who speak the Dravidian languages and are found in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka. | + | |Dravidians are the people of southern India and Sri Lanka who speak the Dravidian languages and are found in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka. |
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| | |[[Empress Lu]] | | |[[Empress Lu]] |