| A | B |
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| Pliny the elder | wrote a natural history it was summary of the scienctific knowledge of that time. |
| Seneca | Great Stoic philosopher , advisor to Nero, Nero later killed him. Remained virtuous even when majority wasn’t. |
| Mithraism | mystic cult that followed the teachings of Zoroaster saw world as good vs. evil, light vs.dark |
| Germania | Roman history written by Tacitus included info on fact, people condition of past. Also thought & judgement about his time. |
| Plutarch | wrote a books called lives. They were character studies on the people of the time |
| Juvenal | poet famous for his satirical descriptions of society. |
| Galen | student of anatomy & physiology wrote medical treatises, laid down principles of therapy & setup a system of medicine. |
| Meditations | : written by Marcus Aurelius commended Stoic virtue and accepting fate. Also required people to be humanitarians. |
| Bar Cocheba | lead Jewish revolts that were crushed this lead to the displacement of Jews & an end to their state |
| Caracala | : emperor of Rome in 3 ad, made administrative problems worse by giving citizenship to whole empire. |
| Decius | emperor who persecuted Christians but actually made the church grow |
