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74 Cards in this Set
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Oedipus
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king of Thebes. "Sowlen foot"
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Jocasta
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was a daughter of Menoeceus and Queen consort of Thebes, Greece. she marreid her son after thinking he was dead. After finding out she hung herself.
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Laius
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King Laius, or Laios of Thebes was a divine hero and key personage in the Theban founding myth. Son of Labdacus, he was raised by the regent Lycus after the death of his father.
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Creon
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is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the ruler of Thebes in the legend of Oedipus
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Teiresias
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was a blind prophet of Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years.
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Antigone
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is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
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Ismene
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daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta
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Euthyphro
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a religious expert and one of socrtes' freinds/students
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Crito
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One of socrates's students and was with him when he died.
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Euthypro's Dilemma
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Socrates asks Euthyphro: "Is the pious loved by the gods…
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Romulus
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The founder of Rome.
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Remus
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Romulus' brother who was killed by Romulus.
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Numa Pompilius
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the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus
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Aeneas
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a Trojan hero who fleed from Troy when it burned and found latinum
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Cincinnatus
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a poet who was accused of being a horeble person
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Verginia
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Lucretia
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She was Raped and then she killed herself
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Brutus (Both)
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Sextus
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extus Tarquinius was the third and youngest son of the last king of Rome,
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Tarquinius Superbus
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seventh and final King of Rome,
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Gauius Mucius
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Gaius Mucius Scaevola was a Roman youth, famous for his bravery who tried to kill the king and was caught then he proved his bravery by stiking his hand in a fire.
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Appius Claudius
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Consul
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Two consuls were elected each year to serve a one year term and to lead Rome.
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Decemvir
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They were ten men who had complete control over Rome for about six months to a year.
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Dictator
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A Dictator is a single man who has complete control over everything.
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Lector
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Patrician
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An aristocrat or nobleman.
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Plebian
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A Plebian is a commener or a regular citizen of Rome.
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Preator
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Is a judical Majestie.
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Quaestor
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Any number of officals who had charge of public revenue and expenditure.
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Tribune
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A Tribune is an offical in ancient Rome chosen by the Plebians to protect their interests.
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Coriolanus
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The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus.
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The Fabii
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The Fabii were once very powerful people in Rome and were known to treat the Plebs harshly.
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The Volscians
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The Volsci were among the most dangerous enemies of ancient Rome.
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Canuleius
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He introduced a bill proposing that intermarriage between patricians and plebians be allowed.
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Camillus
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founded a religious Order dedicated to the care of the sick.
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The Gauls
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They were enemys of rome in turn defeated by them.
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The wicked
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Falerian Schoolmaster
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This school master was wicked and horable to the children so the the kids whiped him.
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The Sacred Geese
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they wokeup the romans as the gauls were attacking them
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Secession of the Plebs
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an informal exercise of power by Rome's plebeian citizens, similar to a general strike taken to the extreme.
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The Twelve Tables
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This is the earliest attempt by the Romans to create a CODE OF LAW
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Luke
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wrote the book of luke.
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Aeneas (In Acts 9)
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He was a man who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.
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Creusa
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She was the daughter of Creon
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Anchises
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He was a prince from Dardania, a territory neighbouring Troy
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Ascanius
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a legendary king of Alba Longa and is the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas.
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Dido
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the founder and first Queen of Carthage who fell in love with aneaes. when he left she was very upset and killed herself.
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Carthage
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Juno
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The protector and special counselor of the state.
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Venus
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She is the Roman Godess of Love.
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Amata
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was the wife of King Latinus of the Latins
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Latinus
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was a king of the Latins
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Lavinia
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the daughter of Latinus and Amata and the last wife of Aeneas.
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Dis
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The city of Dis encompasses the sixth through the ninth circles of Hell.
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Elysium
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It was a relgion praticed by a big population of rome
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The sibyll
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Vulcan
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He wsas the Roman God of fire
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Turnus
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Turnus was the King of the Rutuli, and the chief antagonist of the hero Aeneas.
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Pallas
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he was the Greek titan of War Craft
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Camilla
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Nisus and Euryalus
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they were a pair of freinds that served under aneaes in the trojian war.
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Julius Ceasar
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The most loved ruler of Rome who was killed by Brutes.
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Calpurnia
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Roman woman and the third and last wife of Julius Caesar.
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Antony
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Cleopatra
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was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
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Caligula
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He was a Roman emperor
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Nero
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He was an Emporer of Rome who was adopted by his great uncle claudius.
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Tiberius
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He was a Roman emperor who was a very succsessful general.
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Vespasian
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He was a Roman emperor
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Titus
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He was a Roman emperor who was known for destroying a jewish temple durning the jewish rebelion.
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Cassius
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leading instigator of the plot to kill Julius Caesar.
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Pompey
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was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic
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Casaca
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