Cassius the name of a prominent Roman gens, or clan. It was of patrician (noble) origin, but became identified with the plebeians (common people). See more »

Constantine (I) the Great (280-337 A.D.), Roman emperor from 308 to 337. Constantine's reign was marked by two major events: a tremendous growth of Christianity and the moving of the capital of the empire from Rome to Constantinople. See more »

Fabius a patrician (upper-class) family of the Roman Republic. See more »

Caesar, Gaius Julius (102-44 B.C.), a Roman statesman and general. At the time he was assassinated by Brutus and other conspirators, Caesar was master of the Roman world. See more »

Cicero, Marcus Tullius (106-43 B.C.), a Roman statesman, prose writer, and orator. See more »

Gracchi, The, two Roman brothers who championed the cause of the common people against the wealthy. See more »

Valentinian, the name of three Roman emperors. See more »

Alexander Severus, Marcus Aurelius (208-235), a Roman emperor, ruled 222-235. Alexander was the cousin and adopted son of Emperor Heliogabalus, whom he succeeded. See more »

Androcles, a Roman slave of the first century a.d. According to Aulus Gellius, a Latin writer of that period, Androcles ran away from his cruel master in Africa and hid in a cave. See more »

Antoninus Pius(86-161 A.D.), Roman emperor, 138-61. He had a notable public career and in 138 was adopted by Emperor Hadrian as his successor. See more »