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He overthrew the last Roman king, founded the Roman Republic, and was one of the two first consuls. | |
He saved the Roman army when he held a bridge against the Etruscans, giving his countrymen time to destroy the bridge behind him. | |
He tried to kill the Etruscan king Lars Porsenna during his siege of Rome, but was captured. Brought before the king, he thrust his hand into the flames with no show of pain. | |
He was twice chosen as dictator to save Rome in times of emergency, and both times resigned his power as soon as possible. George Washington was later compared to him. | |
He was known as the 'Second Founder of Rome' since he saved Rome from the Gauls in 387 BC. | |
During the First Samnite War he became the only man ever to win two Grass Crowns (for saving an entire army.) | |
He got his cognomen after defeating a giant Gaul warrior in single combat during the Latin War in 340 BC he had his own son executed for leaving his post during a battle. | |
He built the famous road between Rome and Capua, and also Rome's first aqueduct. | |
He fought a giant gaul in single combat, and won when a raven flew in his enemy's face. | |
He defeated Hasdrubal at Panormus during the First Punic War, and captured 120 elephants. He lost his sight when he saved the Palladium of Rome from a fire in the Temple of Vesta. | |
One of only three men to ever win the Spolia Opima, for killing an enemy general in single combat. He also conquered Syracuse, where the great inventor Archimedes was killed. | |
He got his agnomen for his famous strategy of avoiding battles in the war against Hannibal. | |
He won the Second Punic War for Rome through a string of victories in Spain, and by defeating the great Hannibal at Zama. | |
He defeated king Perseus at Pydna and conquered Macedonia. | |
When Anthiochus IV invaded Egypt in 168 BC, this Roman envoy drew a line in the sand around the king, implying that if he crossed it there would be war with Rome. | |
He is most famous for his catchphrase 'Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.' | |
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He won a Mural Crown as the first to scale the walls of Carthage in 146 BC. As plebeian tribune he proposed revolutionary reforms of the agrarian laws. | |
He won the Third Punic War, and destroyed the city of Carthage. | |
After the murder of his older brother, he also became plebeian tribune, and attempted even more extensive reforms of the agrarian laws. | |
He was a plebeian tribune who proposed to give Roman citizenship to all Italians. | |
He was one of Rome's greatest generals, and led the victorious wars against Jugurtha as well as the Cimbri and the Teutones. | |
He led the first Roman army to enter Rome. He captured Jugurtha, defeated Mithridates, and made himself dictator. | |
He led the Third Mithridatic War, but was recalled because of mutiny. His name has become synonymous with luxury. | |
The richest man in Rome, who defeated Spartacus. Member of the First Triumvirate. | |
He was a famous general and member of the First Triumvirate, who lost the civil war against another triumvir. | |
He was a famously stubborn, staunch defender of the status quo, and an opponent of the First Triumvirate. | |
He was one of the most famous men in history, part of the First Triumvirate, conqueror of Gaul, and the victor of the civil war against his old ally. | |
He was one of Rome's greatest lawyers and orators, famous for his many great speeches and letters, and for uncovering the Catiline conspiracy. | |
He was a rich and respected man, and the most notable of the men who assassinated his old friend and mentor, the Dictator of Rome in 44 BC. | |
He fought in the Gallic Wars, and became Master of the Horse after the civil war. He was a member of the Second Triumvirate, and lover of the queen of Egypt. | |
He was the friend, general and son-in-law of the first Emperor, winner of the Battle of Actium. | |
He was a member of the Second Triumvirate, won the civil war, and ruled for more than 40 years as the first Emperor of Rome. | |
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