King Pyrrhus – the king of Epirus who won a battle but might as well have lost
Hamilcar Barca – Carthaginian General, father of Hannibal
Hannibal – Carthaginian General who took his armies into Italy. Military genious who incorporated elephants into warfare
Scipio Africanus the Elder – given command of Roman forces in Spain, very young at the time who pushed back Carthaginian by 206 BC
Scipio Africanus the Younger – led Rome in its final war against Carthage
Livy – the historian who writes about the story of Cincinnatus
Cincinnatus – Roman Hero called on to be dictator during war time, served his duty and returned home to his farm
Cicero – the first-century BC politician and writer
Cato – Conservative politician in Rome who advocated the destruction of Carthage. Ended every speech with “And I think Carthage must be destroyed.”
Sulla – member of the nobiles, made consul for 88 BC
Tiberius Gracchus – member of nobiles who ruled Rome. Lived 163 – 133 BC
Marius – came to Prominence during the war in North Africa, ran for consul with the slogan “Win the War”
Octavian – Caesar’s adopted son and grandnephew who took command of some of Caesar’s legions
Mark Antony – right hand man of Julius Caesar, joined forces with Octavian
Lucretius – important poet of the late Republic who followed an old Greek tradition of expounding philosophy in the form of poetry
Sallust – Roman historian who lived through many of the crises after Rome took charge of the Mediterranean
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