History of Ancient Rome

The following 101 terms are among the important names and concepts related to ancient Roman history. Many of them should already be familiar to you. If they're not, you should try to figure out not just who/what they are, but also when and how or why they are important in Roman history.

For instance: Agrippina
It isn't enough to say Agrippina is Agrippa's daughter, although because Roman fathers generally named their daughters after themselves, that would be true. Agrippina the Elder was also the granddaughter of Augustus and the wife of Germanicus. When Augustus agreed to adopt Tiberius, one condition was that Tiberius would adopt the popular Germanicus. Although Tiberius honored his obligation, Germanicus soon died suspiciously. Because she was causing trouble, Tiberius eventually sent Germanicus' widow into exile. Agrippina's daughter, Agrippina the Younger, was thought to have poisoned her husband, the Emperor Claudius. Upon his death, the son of Agrippina the Younger became the Emperor Nero.

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1. Actium
2. Aeneas
3. Agrippa
4. Agrippina
5. Alaric
6. Ammianus Marcellinus
7. Antony
8. Arian Controversy
9. Ascanius
10. Attila
11. AUC
12. Augustine
13. Augustus
14. Boudicca
15. Brutus
16. Caligula
17. Camillus
18. Cato
19. Catullus
20. Censor
21. Cicero
22. Claudius
23. Clodius
24. Cleopatra
25. Client
26. Codex
27. Commodus
28. Constantine
29. Consul
30. Diocletian
31. Domitian
32. Domus
33. Donatists
34. Elagabulus
35. Equites
36. Etruscans
37. Eusebius
38. Familia
39. Flavian
40. Forum
41. Gracchi
42. Hadrian's Wall
43. Hamilcar
44. Hannibal
45. Hanno
46. Haruspex
47. Herculaneum
48. Horace
49. Ides
50. Julian
51. Julius Caesar
52. Juvenal
53. Legion
54. Livy
55. Lucretia
56. Maecenas
57. Manumission
58. Marcus Aurelius
59. Marius
60. Martial
61. Mithridates
62. Nero
63. Nicene Council
64. Odoacer
65. Pater Familias
66. Patricians
67. Pater Patriae
68. Pax Romana
69. Plautus
70. Plebs
71. Pliny
72. Polybius
73. Pompeii
74. Pontifex Maximus
75. Praetorian
76. Principate
77. Quintilian
78. Romulus
79. Romulus Augustus
80. Rubicon
81. Scipio
82. Sejanus
83. Seneca
84. Septimius Severus
85. Spartacus
86. Stilicho
87. Suetonius
88. Sulla
89. Tacitus
90. Tarquinius Superbus
91. Tetrarchy
92. Theodosius
93. Tiber
94. Tiberius
95. Toga Praetexta
96. Triumvirate
97. Twelve Tables
98. Varro
99. Vercingetorix
100. Vergil
101. Vestal Virgin