Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Exam 2 People
"N/A"
55
History
Undergraduate 1
11/09/2008

Additional History Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Tarquin the Proud
Definition
Etruscan tyrant who gained control of Rome
Term
Lucretia
Definition
Virtuous Roman who was raped by Tarquin's son and later committed suicide causing a revolt
Term
Hannibal
Definition
Famous Carthaginian commander who brought a Spanish army and elephants into Italy
Term
Scipio
Definition
Architect of the Spanish offensive; defeated Hannibal in North Africa in Zama
Term
Cicero
Definition
The father of roman eloquence
converted to Stoicism
Term
Sparticus
Definition
Gladiator who led slave revolts in Rome for 2 years
Term
Tiberius Gracchus
Definition
alleviate social and economic stress by granting government lands to the landless; removed his fellow tribune Octavius from office; was assassinated by senators
Term
Gaius Gracchus
Definition
elected tribune; enacted laws to benefit the less privileged; assassinated by consuls
Term
Marius
Definition
elevated to consulship by the plebeian party; allowed landless poor into army; armies became loyal to commanders instead of to the Republic
Term
Sulla
Definition
appointed dictator; ruthlessly exterminated his opponents; extended to powers of Senate; retired after 3 years
Term
Pompey
Definition
elected sole consul; conqueror of Syria and Palestine; fought Caesar
Term
Julius Caesar
Definition
fought Pompey at Pharsalus; intervened in Egyptian politics(Cleopatra); dictator for life
Term
Pope Gregory XIII
Definition
adjusted the Julian calendar
Term
Octavian
Definition
Heir and grandnephew of Julius Caesar; joined forces with Marc Antony and Lepidus
Term
Marc Antony
Definition
Went east and made alliance with Cleopatra; went to war against Octavian but lost at Actium
Term
Marcus Aureilius
Definition
Emperor and exponent of Stoicism; fatalistic and less hopeful
Term
Seneca and Epictetus
Definition
Wealthy advisor to Nero(S); slave(E); expressed deep mystical yearnings; almost a religion; Stoicism
Term
Virgil
Definition
wrote the Aeneid;epic poem about Trojan hero Aeneas
Term
Horace
Definition
wrote Odes which combined Epicurean and Stoic ideas
Term
Ovid
Definition
Wrote Metamorphoses
Term
Commodus
Definition
assassinated by wrestling coach; self-indulgent son of Marcus Aurelius
Term
Septimius Severus
Definition
general who took over after the death of Commodus
Term
Romulus Augustus
Definition
last emporer of Rome
Term
Juvenal
Definition
satiryist
Term
Heraclius
Definition
Emperor of Byzantine; rallied and turned tide against Persians recapturing Jerusalem
Term
Muhammad
Definition
founder of Islam; born in Mecca; prophet; proclaimed monotheistic faith
Term
Allah
Definition
god of Islam
Term
Abu Bakr
Definition
Father-in-law of Muhammad and supreme leader of all Muslims after Muhammad's death
Term
Uthman
Definition
a weak ruler after Umar's death; member of the Umayyad family
Term
Ali
Definition
Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law; was supported by some as next caliph
Term
Avarroes
Definition
writes a series of works that comments on Aristotle; influenced St. Thomas Aquinas and Dante
Term
Avessena
Definition
discovered contagious nature of tuberculosis
Term
Clovis
Definition
great warrior dynasty of Franks; set up dynasty
Term
Pope Saint Gregory I
Definition
Considered the fourth father of the church; spread christianity; developed purgatory and penance for forgiveness; ordered bishops to be responsible for lay people; Gregorian chant; Benedictine monks
Term
Charles Martel
Definition
became mayor of the palace; founder of the Carolingian dynasty; turns back Muslims at Tours
Term
Charlemange
Definition
crowned Roman emperor by Pope Leo III
Term
Charles the Bald
Louis the German
Luthaire
Definition
Western Frankia(France)
Eastern Frankia(German)
Central Frankia(middle kingdom)
Term
Justinian
Definition
rebuilt the Roman empire
Term
Diocletian
Definition
remarkable soldier who served as emperor; saved Roman empire
Term
Maximian
Definition
controlled the western portion of Rome; ruled with Diocletian
Term
Constantine
Definition
did away with the tetrachy and ruled a single united empire
Term
Jesus
Definition
born to a Galilean Jewish family; 30 years of age he became preacher; condemned to death by crucifixion
Term
Pontius Pilate
Definition
Roman governor who condemned Jesus to death
Term
Saul
Definition
changed name to Paul; devoted limitless energy to preaching in Greece and Asia Minor
Term
Julian "the Apostate"
Definition
abandoned christianity and attempted to revive traditional Roman paganism
Term
Theodosis the Great
Definition
prohibited pagan worship of any sort within the empire
Term
St. Benedict
Definition
drafted his famous Rule; talk alot on Monks
Term
Odavacer
Definition
A Hun in charge of a mixed army of German,Huns, and disgrunteled Germans; toppled the west under Romulus Augustus
Term
Theodoric
Definition
lead ostrogoth into Rome to get rid of Odovacer; established Ostrogothisc Kingdom in Italy
Term
St. Jerome
Definition
translated the Bible from Hebrew and Greek into Latin; known as the Vulgate
Term
St. Jerome
Definition
translated the Bible from Hebrew and Greek into Latin; known as the Vulgate
Term
St. Ambrose
Definition
Archbishop of Milan; refused Theodosius the Great church until he repented
Term
St. Augustine
Definition
converted to Christianity at 33; wrote Confessions; bishop of Hippo
Term
Boethius
Definition
a Roman aristocrat; follower of Augustine; preserved as much of the best ancient learning as possible by composing a series of handbooks, translations, and commentaries
Term
Cassiodorus
Definition
composed commentary on the Psalms; founded a monastery in Vivarium; wrote Institutes
Supporting users have an ad free experience!