| A | B |
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| Augustus | first emperor of the Roman Empire |
| Caligula | Roman Emperor from 37 to 41 CE also known as Gaius Caesar |
| Claudius | Roman Emperor from 41 to 54 CE that extended rule in North Africa and made Britain a province |
| Constantine | first Roman emperor to confess Chrisianity and reigned from 312 to 337 CE |
| Domitian | known for his reign of terror over Senate members from 81 to 96 CE |
| Galba | Roman emperor for 7 months from 68 to 69 CE with corrupt advisers |
| Hadrian | Roman Emperor from 117 to 138 CE who unified the empire and an admirer of Greek civilization |
| Livia | wife of Caesar Augustus |
| Maecenas | Roman diplomat and counselor to Augustus |
| Marcus Aurelius | Roman Emperor best known for his stoic meditations and The Golden Age from 161 to 180 CE |
| Nero | fifth Roman emperor from 54 to 68 CE an dthe stepson off Cladius |
| Octavian | first Roman emperor and Julius Caesar great nephew and adopted son |
| Tiberius | second Roman emperor from 14 to 37 CE and adopted son of Augustus |
| Titus | Roman emperor from 79 to 81 CE and conqueror of Jerusalem in 70 CE |
| Trajan | Roman emperor from 98 ro 117 CE who extended the empire east |
| Vespasian | Roman emperor from 69–79, the fourth, and last |
| Cleopatra | famous Egyptian Queen and lover of Julius Caesar and the wife of Mark Antony |
| Brutus | Roman politican who helped kill Julius Caesar in 44 BCE |
| Cicero | Roman lawyer, scholar, statesman, and writer who tried to keep the Roman Republic from falling |
| Crassus | Roman politician who started the First Triumvirate |
| Julius Caesar | a Roman politician and military general |
| Philippi | hill town of Kavala, Greece where Mark Antony and Octavian fought Brutus and Cassius |
| Pharsalus | where the battle of Pompey and Julius Caesar occured |
| Rubicon | river that separated Gaul from Italy |
| Cato the Younger | leader of the Optimates who tried to preserve the Roman Republic |
| Vercingetorix | cheiftain of the Gallic tribes that rebelled against Rome and got crushed by Julius Caesar |
| Actium | naval battle between Octavian and Marc Antony |
| Marc Antony | Roman general defeated with Cleopatra by Octavian |
