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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alexander Severus
Roman emperor, born in Arca, in 205; slain in 235 A. D. He was of Syrian parentage and originally named Alexius Bassianus, but was adopted by Emperor Heliogabalus and assumed the name by which he is known in history.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Nerva
Nerva, the successor of Domitian, and one of the most virtuous of the Roman emperors. He was born in Umbria in 32 A.D.; died 98 A.D. He was twice consul, and was elected emperor on the death of Domitian in 96. He adopted Trajan, who...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Praetorian Guards
Praetorian guards were responsible for the protection of the Roman emperor.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles V
(1500-1558) Charles V was the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles V
(1500-1558) Charles V was the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Diocletian
Emperor of the Roman Empire from 284 to 286 AD, and again from 286 to 305.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Joseph Ii
The Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790, and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Caligula
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known as Caligula was the third Roman Emperor and a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from 37-41. He was assassinated in 41 by several of his own guards.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Marcus Trajan
The second of the so-called "Five Good Emperors" of the Roman Empire. Under his rule, the Empire reached its greatest territorial extent.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Nero
Roman emperor, son of Sneius Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina, daughter of Germanicus, born at Antium, Dec. 15, 37 A.D.; suicided June 9, 68 A. D.
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Eternal Egypt: Nero
Nero (37-68) was the fifth of the Roman emperors. He ascended the throne as Claudius adopted son. Under the influence of his mentor, the philosopher Seneca, Nero commenced his reign with a series of reforming edicts. However he was only...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Pope Gregory Vii
Pope Saint Gregory VII (c. 1020/1025 - May 25, 1085), born Hildebrand of Soana (Italian: Ildebrando di Soana), was pope from April 22, 1073, until his death. One of the great reforming popes, he is perhaps best known for the part he...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Marie Antoinette
Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria. she was the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and his wife Maria Theresa of Austria; wife of Louis XVI; and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sella
Sella, the general term for a seat or chair of any description. Sella Curulis, the chair of state. Curulis is derived by the ancient writers from currus, but it more probably contains the same root as curia. The sella curulis is said to...