| Accomplishments | Name |
| betrayed rome to the enemy in exchange for what was on their forearms | |
| raped by sextus tarquinius and her suicide triggered a revolt against King Tarquinius Superbus | |
| key figure in overthrowing the monarchy and establishing the republic | |
| attempted to assassinate an Etruscan king burned off his hand | |
| alone held off the Etruscans at the Sublician bridge before swimming to safety | |
| heroically led a group of Roman hostages to safety | |
| told story of the belly and limbs to win back the plebeians who were on strike | |
| | Accomplishments | Name |
| with her speech shamed her son out of attacking rome | |
| As dictator saved a roman consul and his trapped army and then gave up power | |
| old and blind persuaded senate not to accept a peace treaty from the Greek king | |
| famed for his honesty and integrity was poor and refused a bribe from Greece's king | |
| at cost of his own life persuaded senate to decline a prisoner exchange | |
| prevented military disaster as delayer against hannibal's troops | |
| anti-Carthage senator who ended every speech with 'Carthago delenda est' 'Carthage must be destroyed' | |
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