3. Cicero
Cicero was born on 3 January 106 BC. His
family was from the town of Arpinum,
about 70 miles south-east of Rome. The
name Cicero means chickpea, and
stemmed from an ancestor who had a
wart at the end of his nose, which looked
like a chickpea. Cicero studied literature,
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5. Hadrian
The future Roman emperor Hadrian was
born in Rome in the year 76 AD.He was
born to Publius Aelius Hadrianus and
Domita Paulina.Hadrian's father was a
cousin of the emperor Trajan which put
him in a possible position of becoming
emperor because of the bloodline.Upon
the death of his father in ,86 AD,Hadrian
became the ward of Trajan at the age of
10 years.
6.
7. Hannibal and the Carthaginian
Wars
long time ago, when Rome was still a
Republic, a big fight broke out between
Rome and Carthage. Carthage was an
ancient city-state in North Africa, about
300 miles from Rome.
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9. Julius caesar and Augustus
Julius Caesar was a great general and an important leader in ancient
Rome. During his lifetime, he had held just about every important
title in the Roman Republic including consul, tribune of the people,
high commander of the army, and high priest.
Augustus
The future emperor Augustus was born into an equestrian family as
Gaius Octavius at Rome on 23 September 63 BC. His father, Gaius
Octavius, was the first in the family to become a senator, but died
when Octavian was only four. It was his mother who had the more
distinguished connection. She was the daughter of Julia, sister to
Julius Caesar.
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11. Romulus and Remus
According to the roman mythology, the
founders of Rome were Romulus and
Remus. The twin-brothers were the
supposed sons of the god Mars and the
priestess Rhea Silvia.
