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| seized power and ruled the polis single-handedly |
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| form of government in which a small group holds political power |
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| form of government in which the citizens hold power |
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| describing the artistic style of ancient Greece and Rome,characterized by balance, elegence, and simplicity |
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| story or play in which the central character struggles against destiny but meets an unhappy end |
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| story or play intended to entertain and amuse, ussualy with a happy ending |
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| a blind poet, beleived to have made the Iliad and the Odyssey which were the two most famous epics |
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| athenian general, rebuilt Athens after the Persian war |
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| first Greek philosopher, developed the Socratic method |
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| influenced later thinkers with his work on logic and science |
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| Philip II son, became king after his father was murdered, smart commander of the Madcedonian army, won many battles against persians |
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| a government in which citizens elect the leaders |
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| a member of the wealthy aristocratic class of ancient Rome |
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| a citizen of ancient Rome who was not an aristocrat |
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| in ancient Rome, an official who represented the plebians |
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| a channel bult to carry water |
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| in Judaism, a savior promised by the Hebrew prophets, who would bring peace |
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| an active follower of a teacher |
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| Carthaginian general, fought with the Romans, |
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| general, influemced Roman politics |
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| "Majestic One", became Rome's first emperor and introduced the foundation for the Roman Empire |
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| One of the worst emperors, thought other people plotted against him |
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| One of the best emperors, was a skilled administrator and philosopher |
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| wrote the Aeneid, an epic poem |
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| Jewish scholars' interpretations if the Torah |
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| a Jew who preached that God's rule was close at hand |
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| the most active Christian missionarie, some of his letters were incorperated into the Bible |
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| emperor of Rome, wanted equal rights for all religions |
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| a church official, wrote on of the worlds first great biography, converted to Christianity and talked about it in his work called 'Confessions' |
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