HST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Darius Iii, Xia Dynasty, Taoism
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Alexander the great son of philip ii; received military training in macedonian army and was a student of. Aristotle; great leader; conquered much land in asia minor, syria, egypt, and. Mesopotamia; goal was to conquer the known world. Greek biographer of the first to early second century ad. Author of parallel lives which compared famous men of classical greece and republican rome. Four kingdoms created after alexander"s death: macedonia, syria, pergamum, egypt. Founder of rome, killed by his brother romulus. Tells all of rome"s history through the reign of augustus. Augustus (63 bce - 14 ce) first emperor of rome (27 bce - 14 ce) he restored order and prosperity to the empire after nearly a century of turmoil. Made dictator for life in 45 bce, after conquering gaul, assassinated in 44 bce by the senate because they were afraid of his power. In ancient rome, a member of the privileged upper class.
