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Roman Rulers
famous rulers in rome
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History
9th Grade
03/29/2006

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I successfully defeated Mark anthony to take control of th Roman Empire. The Senate liked me so much that they called me "Augustus"
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Octavian
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I was the Cathaginian general who unsuccessfully led Carthage during the First Punic War.
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Hamilcar
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I was a crazy roman Emperor. I blamed the Christians for the great fire of Rome.
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Nero
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The Roman empire expanded to its greatest size under my reign.
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Trajan
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I married mark anthony with the home that our troops could come together and take over the Roman Empire.
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Cleopatra
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I created laws that protected women, children, and slaves. I also had a large protective wall built in Northern Britain.
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Hadrian
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I was the vain and vilent ruler of Rome. i was really the opposite of my father.
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Commodus
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I led the Carthatginians during the Secon Punic War. I was successful until the Romans launched a counter-attact on Carthage.
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Hannibal
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i was the famous first emperor of rome. I was very popular, so Pompey aligned himself with the Senate. I was eventually killed by my friends in the Senate.
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Julius Caesar
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I was a different kind of ruler. I was more interested in philosophy and books, than war.
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Marcus Aurelius
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I was the Roman historian who believed that the Roman Emperors were bad. Infact, I wrote favorable things about the Germanic tribes because I thought they were courageous and moral.
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Tacitus
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I wrote a medical encyclopedia that was used in Europe for about 1,000 years
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Galen
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I was the Visigot leader who invaded Europe and destroyed Rome
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Alaric
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I was the leader of the Huns who beat up many germannic tribes and even tried to defeat the Romans.
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Attila
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I was the poet who wrote the Aeneid, which spoke of how Rome came to be such a great place.
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Virgil
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I was the Germanic leader who caused the Roman Emperopr to leave his throne for good. Once I gained power, the Roman empire was over.
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Odoacer
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I wrote a book called Natural History, which catalogued all of the known science during the time of the Romans.
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Pliny the Elder
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