Famous Romans

Here are some mini-biographies of some famous Romans. The nominative case ending -us has been dropped from the names which normally have them in Modern English, so here you will only find Marc and never Marcus.

Beware, this article: uses Anglish Spelling, which has had foreign influence reverted.

The Writ
CINCINNATE ~500BC

Luci Quincti Cincinnat was a Roomisc leader known for yeafing up. It is said Cincinnat was made dictator so þat he culd lead Room against þe þreat of þe Aequi. Hƿen he was done he stepped dune and went back to his farm. He migt haf again been made dictator, and migt haf again stepped dune, but þink þis migt be a tale made up later.

CATO THE ELDER 234BC-149BC

Marc Porci Cato was and fougt as a tribune in þe Oþer Punisc Wye. Afterwards he began a life of, becumming quaestor, aedile, praetor, and consul. He did muc to better Room by hafing new buildings made, and by oþers. Again he fougt, one time to put dune an uprising in Spain, anoþer time to figt against Greeks. He had a hand in waning þe migt of þe Scipio. Cato became censor and sougt to uphold old Roomisc ; he fougt against yeafing women more freedom, and against Greek sway. His starkness earned him many foes. Cato felt Room was þreatened by Cartain getting back on its feet, so he wanted to see Cartain cwelled, hƿic ended up happening in þe Þird Punisc Wye, hƿic Cato lifed to see. Cato is known to later mucly as a writer. He wrote þe Origines, hƿic was þe first of Room written in Leeden. Only small bits of þis writ are wiþ us today. He wrote oþer works too.

SCIPIO AFRICAN THE ELDER 236BC-183BC

Publi Corneli Scipio African was a Roomisc, consul, and patrician. Scipio is best known for figting in þe Oþer Punisc Wye. He won in Spain against Cartain, became consul in 205BC, and ceos to strike at þe Cartainers in Norþ Africk raþer þan deal wiþ Hannibal hƿo was in Italy. He did well in Norþ Africk, and Hannibal came dune to figt him, but Hannibal lost to Scipio in þe Guþe of Zama. Cartain had to yeeld, and ended up yeafing Spain to Room, among oþer þings.

CATO THE YUNGER 95BC-46BC

Marc Porci Cato was þe of Cato þe Elder. Cato þe Yunger is known for being a leader of þe Optimates, a set of men hƿo sougt to keep Room a republic amid þe rise of Iuli Caesar. Early in his life he fougt against Spartac. Hƿen broke ute between þose hƿo sided wiþ Caesar and þose hƿo sided wiþ Pompei, Cato took Pompei's side. Þe wye against Caesar, and Cato ended up killing himself. Cicero wrote a writ called Cato, hƿerein he Cato. In answer, Caesar wrote Anticato hƿerein he spoke ill of Cato.

OVID 43BC-17AD

Publi Ovidi Naso was a Roomisc. Early in life it seemed he wuld go into, but he ended up instead to. Ovid's works were, but his life's work was hindered hƿen king August had him to Tomis, nue Constanta , from hƿic he nefer came back. He was freends wiþ Horace, anoþer well known Roomisc scop.

BRUTE ~85BC-42BC

Marc Juni Brute, also known as Quint Caepio Brute, was a Roomisc. Brute is best known for being one of þe main men behind þe killing of Iuli Caesar. He was þe of Cato þe Yunger, hƿo he picked up  from. He fougt to hold dune þe rise of Pompei, but ended up siding wiþ him in þe war against Iuli Caesar. Caesar him. Þruge his wiþ Caesar warmed for a hƿile, it turned  cold hƿen Caesar made himself dictator for life and had himself, leading Brute to  in his killing. He had to flee afterwards, owing to þe þreat of þose hƿo liked Caesar. He was later yeafen ofer land in þe east of þe  hƿere he heaped up wealþ and migt. A broke ute between þose hƿo wuld take ofer following Caesar's deaþ. Brute sided wiþ Cassi against August and Mark Antoni, but was beaten and killed himself. His figts against dictatorscip gained him wiþ Cicero.

VIRGILI 70BC-19BC

Publi Vergili Maro was a best known for his   called þe Aeneid. He was widely held by Roomers to be þeir greatest scop. In þe Aeneid he tells a tale abute hue Room was and hue it is Room's ceore to bring civilisation to þe world. Vergili was born a cerl, into þe aftermaþ of þe between Mari and Sulla. In his yewþ he witnessed þe new figt between Juli Caesar and Pompey, and his hate for borougerwye is in his works.

SULLA 138BC-79BC

Luci Coreneli Sulla was a Roomisc. Sulla began as a quaestor under Gai Mari and in a wye against þe  in Norþ Africk. He did so well against þem þat Mari grew towards him. After becoming a praetor and figting in þe Social Wye he became a consul, and was yeafen a to figt against Pontus wiþ. But hƿen Gai Mari to make himself þe head of þis here, Sulla went to Room to strike at Mari, but Mari fled. Sulla þen went to figt Pontus as he was going to to begin wiþ. Hƿile Sulla was figting in Greekland Mari went back to Room and took ofer. Sulla was a foe of þe, and Room was cleansed of Sulla's backers, but þen Mari died of old. After winning against Pontus, Sulla went back to Room wiþ his here and fougt in a borougerwye against þe side Mari was on. Sulla won, became oneweelder, and Room was cleansed of Mari's old backers. Hƿile oneweelder Sulla did muc to Roomisc law, one of his goals being to make it harder for anoþer man to take ofer Room as he had. He later stepped dune and died.