A community of adult free persons who make up a town.
What is a Polis?
The country estate of the wealthy in Rome
What is a Villa?
First philosopher to focus on the ethical and epistemological (truth-establishing) questions. He created a Systematic questioning method.
Who is Socrates?
What is the Colosseum?
He is the Son of God, Redeemer of Mankind, born during Augustus Caesar's reign.
Who is Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ)?
They are commoners, represented in political affairs by delegates to the elective General Assembly
What are Plebeians?
The distrust and dislike of women by men.
what is Misogyny?
The middle ground between all extremes of though and action
What is the Golden mean?
The adventures of Ulysses after the war
What is The Odyssey?
He wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad.
Who is Homer?
The high priest of the state religion
What is Pontifex Maximus?
A large unit of the Roman Army. This consisted of common soldier.
What is a Legion?
A small book, by Marcus Aurelius, of aphorisms. His personal Journal, not meant to be published.
What is the Meditations?
Three major art forms to Classical Mediterranean civilization
What are Drama, Lyric poetry, and “Classical” architecture
Twin brothers who founded the City on Seven hills.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
The law code that governed relations between citizens and non-Romans
What is ius gentium "law of the peoples"?
The Conflict in Corinth. Athens formed the Delian League, led by Pericles (Payr-rih-clees).
What is The Peloponnesian Wars?
He ended the persecution of Christians. In 313, he issued the Edict of Milan.
Who is Constantine?
What is the Iliad?
Founded the greatest empire yet seen in history.
Who is Alexander the Great?
Athenian democraic polotical body: Council of 500
What is Boule?
"of his or her own law", A woman who passed from her father's control and was not under that of a husband.
What is sui iuris?
gods molded in the human image with foibles and strengths of men and women.
What are Anthropomorphic gods?
The story of how the refugees of Troy build a city, or empire
What is The Aeneid?
The patrician general who brought on the final collaspe of the pseudo-democracy and republican system.
Who is Julius Cesar?