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City of God
- Book of Christian philosophy
- Written in Latin
- Author Augustine of Hippo
- Published in 426 AD
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Constantine
- Roman Emperor
- Illyrian ancestry
- Renamed Byzantium to Constantinople
- Made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire
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Etruscans
- Developed in N Central Italy
- Established permanent settlements that evolved into cities
- Adopted the Greek alphabet
- Most likely originated from Turkey or Near East
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Jesus of Nazareth
- Raised in Galilee
- Ministry began about age 30
- Born to devoted religious jewish parents
- Taught by preaching and telling stories
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Latafundia
- Great landed estates
- Produced agriculture destined for export
- Slaves worked the land
- Expanded with conquest
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Law code of Justinian
- Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire
- Consisted of 3 parts
- Collection of laws and legal commentary
- Outmoded laws and contradictions were eliminated
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Manumission
- Common for household slaves
- Freeing individual slaves by their masters
- Used to control the behavior of many slaves
- Made them citizens
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Marius
- Politician
- Not from traditional roman aristocracy
- Became consul
- Led troops to Numidia
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Quintus Sertorius
- Roman statesman and general
- Born in Sabine territory
- Leader of Lusitanians against the Romans
- From a noble family
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Qur'an
- The sacred book of Islam
- Muslims believe to be a revelation of Allah
- Finest peace of literature in the Arabic lang.
- Believe it was verbally revealed by Allah to Muhammad
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Tiberius Gracchus
- An aristocrat
- Elected tribune
- His death was the beginning of an era of public violence
- Proposed Rome to return to limiting the amount of public land owned by an individual
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Roman Literature
- Enjoyed a liking for Greek literature
- Roman authors sometimes wrote histories and poetry in Greek
- As well translated Greek classics into latin
- Ennuis father of roman poetry
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Rule of St. Benedict
- Written by Benedict of Nursia
- Guide for monastic life
- Book of precepts
- 73 chapters
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Scipio Africanus
- Military officer
- Friend-polybius
- Involved in the Second Punic War
- Known as one of the greatest generals of all time
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St Ambrose
- Accused of fostering persecutions of Arians, Jews, & Pagans
- Bishop of Milan
- Credited with promoting "antiphonal chant"
- 1 of the 4 original doctors of the church
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St Paul
- Apostle taught the gospel of christ to the 1st century world
- One of the most important figures of the apostolic age
- Founded several churches in Asia minor & Europe
- Both a Jew & Roman citizen
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Sulla
- Former Roman consul
- Dictator
- Awarded a grass crown
- Enacted a series of reforms to the Roman constitution
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Virgil
- Poet of the Augustan Period
- 3 major works of latin literature
- One of Rome's greatest poets
- Dead at age 50
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Cato
- Known as Cato the wise
- Opposed Hellenization
- Roman senator and historian
- 1st to write history in latin
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