Match the famous roman with the description that best fits them.

"i was the very first roman emperor, ruling with absolute power until i was assassinated at the roman senate."

"i was a roman emperor who was rumored to have started the great fire of rome but instead i used it as an excuse to persecute christians."

"according to legend, my brother and i built the city of rome until we fought over its name so i killed him."

"my great uncle was julius caesar so i hunted those responsible for his murder, was the first emperor to take the title 'caesar,' and am credited with bringing about the pax romana."

"i was a roman emperor who 'defeated' the god of the sea neptune, collecting seashells as my prize, and threatened to make my horse a consul of rome."

"i was a roman emperor who persecuted christians and decided that the best solution to rome's problems was to divide it into an eastern empire and a western empire."

1.
romulus

2.
julius caesar

3.
diocletian

4.
caesar augustus

5.
caligula

6.
nero

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"I was the very first Roman Emperor, ruling with absolute power until I was assassinated at the Roman Senate." = JULIUS CAESAR   (although technically he was Dictator of the Roman Republic rather than taking the title "emperor").

"I was a Roman Emperor who was rumored to have started the Great Fire of Rome but instead I used it as an excuse to persecute Christians."  = NERO

"According to legend, my brother and I built the city of Rome until we fought over its name so I killed him." = ROMULUS

"My great uncle was Julius Caesar so I hunted those responsible for his murder, was the first emperor to take the title 'Caesar,' and am credited with bringing about the Pax Romana."  = CAESAR AUGUSTUS

"I was a Roman Emperor who 'defeated' the god of the sea Neptune, collecting seashells as my prize, and threatened to make my horse a Consul of Rome." = CALIGULA

"I was a Roman Emperor who persecuted Christians and decided that the best solution to Rome's problems was to divide it into An Eastern Empire and a Western Empire." = DIOCLETIAN