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Who is Julius Caesar?
I declared myself dictator after winning a civil war in Rome, and was eventually killed by my own Senate.
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Who is Spartacus?
I was a Roman slave who led a slave uprising against Rome.
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Who is Virgil?
I am known for writing the epic poem, the Aenid, which tells the story of a Trojan hero named Aenas.
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Who is Neptune?
I am the god of freshwater and sea.
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Who is Caesar Augustus?
My previous name was Octavian and my adoptive father was Julius Caesar. My rule was known as the Pax Romana.
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What are Gladiators?
We were men who could fight each other in the arena.
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Who is Ovid?
My most famous work is the epic, Metamorphoses, which tells the history of the world from creation to when Julius Caesar was made a god. I am also famous for writing love poems.
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Who is Venus?
I am the mother of the Roman people and the goddess of love.
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Who is Romulus?
I was the first legendary ruler of Rome. I was reportedly raised by wolves.
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What is a Centurion?
The officer or leader for each century, a Roman group of soldiers.
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Who is Horace?
I am known for a collection of lyric poems called the Odes. Other works of mine include the Satires and Epistles.
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Who is Jupiter?
I am the god of the sky and thunder and the king of the gods.
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Who is Claudius?
I conquered several new areas for Rome and started the conquest on Britain.
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Who is Gaius Marius?
I was Roman consul and general, and was largely credited with transforming the Roman army into the powerful group that conquered much of the civilized world.
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Who is Livy?
I am Rome's most famous historian. I wrote 142 volumes of history that covered events from the founding of Rome up to the reign of Augustus.
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Who is Mercury?
I am the god of profit and trade.
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Who is Marcus Aurelius?
I am the Philosopher-King and the last of the "Five Good Emperors."
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Who is Mummius?
I was a roman general who defeated Corinth, an important City-State in Greece.
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Who is Aulus Gellius?
I am famous for my Attic Nights, a commonplace book, or compilation of notes on grammar, philosophy, history, antiquarianism, and other subjects, preserving fragments of the works of many authors who might otherwise be unknown today.
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Who is Juno?
I am the goddess of Rome and the Queen of the gods and goddesses.
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