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War was a fact of life in Ancient Rome, so politicians and generals commanded a great deal of respect, not to mention influence. Learn about Rome's most notable political and military figures in this channel.
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Aëtius, Flavius (396?-454), a Roman general who protected Gaul against repeated barbarian attacks. See more »
Alexander Severus
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.
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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.
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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.
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Arcadius, (377?-408 A.D.), the first emperor of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.
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Augustus(63 B.C.-14 A.D.), the first Roman emperor. He was originally named Gaius Octavius and was later called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (or, in English, Octavian).
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Aurelian , (or Aurelianus), Lucius Domitius (212?–275 A.D.), a Roman emperor, reigned 270–75.
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Belisarius, a military commander of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire during the reign of Justinian I.
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Caligula, the third emperor of Rome. His real name was Gaius Caesar Germanicus. Caligula (Little Boots) was the nickname given him as a boy by soldiers because of the army boots he wore about his father's camp.
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Caracalla (in full: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (188–217 A.D.), a Roman emperor.
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Cassius the name of a prominent Roman gens, or clan. It was of patrician (noble) origin, but became identified with the plebeians (common people).
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Catiline or Lucius Sergius Catilina (about 108–62 B.C.), a Roman politician. Almost all that is known of his life comes from the hostile accounts written by the orator Cicero (a political enemy) and Sallust (a Roman historian of the first century B.C.).
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Claudius I, (10 B.C.-54 A.D.), the fourth emperor of Rome. His full name was Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus.
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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.
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Diocletian (245–313 A.D.), a Roman emperor. His full name was Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus.
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Domitian (51–96 A.D.), a Roman emperor. His full name was Titus Flavius Domitianus.
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Aëtius, Flavius (396?-454), a Roman general who protected Gaul against repeated barbarian attacks.
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Stilicho, Flavius (died 408), a Roman general and statesman. He successfully defended Italy against barbarian invasions, but at the cost of sacrificing Roman control of Gaul and Britain.
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Maecenas Gaius Cilnius (70 B.C.?–8 B.C.), a Roman statesman and patron of the leading poets of his time.
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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.
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