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RWH 92-95
Fall semester final
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Social Studies
12th Grade
12/12/2012

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92. Livy
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Historian of the Roman Republic, wrote a long history about the republic, of which only a small part of that history survived.
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93. Cicero
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Also known as Marcus Tullius. He invented new words to carry new meanings into Latin. He made Latin more flexible and sophisticated. Latin became the standard in schools because of new his new use of Latin.
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94. Vergil
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(70-19 B.C.E.)He was the most influential of the poets in Rome. He wrote the epic poem "The Anaeid", which traced the wanderings of the Trojan prince Aeneas from Troy to Italy.
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95. Galen
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(130-200 C.E.) a doctor wrote influential handbooks of science. His work became the standard for medical practitioners of both the Islamic and Christian worlds until 1700.
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