Losers
Despite a strong start and bringing elephants over the Alps, he ended up losing the 2nd Punic War
Who is Hannibal
These ships proved to be one of the most important weapons against the Persians
What are triremes
This Roman emperor constructed a wall to keep the ancient Scottish people out of Roman-controlled England
Who is Hadrian
This was the Spartan military academy that boys attended beginning at age 7
What is the Agoge
The basic social, economic and political organization of Greek life was called this.
The Polis
His military lost at the Battle of Marathon
Who is Darius I
The battle in which 300 Spartans held off the Persian army
Battle of Thermopylae
Greek Tyrants came from this class of people
Who are aristocrats
He was a philosopher who gave us the "Cave Allegory."
Who is Plato
He legalized the practice of Christianity in Rome.
Who is Constantine?
The Spartans made sure these people had everything to lose: their freedom, and even their lives once a year.
Who are Helots
What are the Punic Wars
This tyrant brought democracy to Athens
Who is Clisthenes
These wandering teachers did not believe in absolute truth.
Who are the Sophists
The "Struggle of the Orders" was a conflict between these two main classes in Roman society
Who are the Patricians and the Plebeians
Even though he convinced Athens to build triremes that ultimately were put to use against Xerxes, he was still later ostracized by the Athenians
Who is Themistocles
What is the name of the war fought between Sparta and Athens
What is the Peloponnesian War
He created harsh laws, but at least they were written down.
Who was Draco
Asker of questions. Drinker of Hemlock. The "soulful" philosopher.
Who is Socrates
This was one way to deal with the large, poor crowds in Rome....actually, it was two.
What is Bread and Circuses
An Athenian, he died of the plague in the city he rebuilt after the Persian Wars.
Who is Pericles
Although his reign as Roman emperor was short, he managed to appoint a horse Consul and was in love with his sisters
Who is Caligula
He increased the number of citizens, unified weights and measures, and encouraged the production of Olives.
Who is Solon
Nearly 2000 years later, we still do not know how the Romans built these sturdy water carrying structures
What are aqueducts
He was the first emperor of Rome
What is Octavian (Augustus Caesar)