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29 Cards in this Set
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Deiphobus
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Son of Priam, Married Helen, killed by her and Odysseus
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Tartarus
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Tisiphone guards, rivers of lava, ruled by Rhadamanthus of Crete
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Otus and Ephialtes
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Sons of Aloeus, tried to reach Mt. Olympus
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Salmoneus
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Son of Aeolus, imitated thunder and lightning
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Sisyphus
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Told on Jupiter to Aegina's father, has to roll a boulder up a hill
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Tityus
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assaulted Latona, had a vulture tear out his liver every day
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Ixion
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tried to rape Juno, chained to a wheel
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Pirithous
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tried to steal Proserpina, stuck in chair of forgetfulness with Theseus
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Phlegyas
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torched Apollo's temple at Delphi
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Romulus
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son of Ilia, founded Rome, 7 hills
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Caesar Augustus
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expand the empire into Africa, India, Alexandria. Bring back Saturn's golden Age, do more that Hercules and Bacchus
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Numa Pompilius
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from Cures, established Rome's religion
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Tullus Hostilius
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Extended Rome's boundaries
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Ancus Marcius
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Built a lot of buildings
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Brutus
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Drove out Superbus, first consul (with Collatinus), more patriot than father, had his sons killed for siding with Superbus
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Decii
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Fathers and sons, used kamikaze tactics
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Drusi
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Livia's family
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Torquatus
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executed his son for disobedience
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Camillus
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Got back the standards - allusion to Augustus getting them back from the Parthians when Crassus lost them
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Julius Caesar
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Crossed the Alps in 49 B.C. to fight with Pompey
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Mummius
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conquered Corinth
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Aemilius Paullus
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Defeated Perseus of Macedon, a descendent of Achilles
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Cato the Censor
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disliked Greek culture, wanted Carthage destroyed
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Cossus
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earned a spolia opima, like Romulus
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Gracchi brothers
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died fighting for civil rights
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Scipios
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one won at Zama, other destroyed Carthage
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Fabricius
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conquered Pyrrus
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Serranus the Sower
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left his farm to take up consulship
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Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator
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refused to fight Hannibal and the Cannae
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