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41 Cards in this Set
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Plain |
Flat Surface |
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Latin |
Language of Romans, science, and education |
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Greece |
Had control over lots of land; before Romans conquered it |
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Etruscans |
Pre-roman civilization (not latin) Influence on rome - Toga |
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Rome start myth |
The twins Romulus and Remus Remus died by rolling down the hill, Rome became named after Romulus |
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Roman Social Classes |
Patricians - Upper rich class Plebeians - Middle class Slaves and freedmen - Lower class - Majority can't intermarry |
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Senate |
Serve for life 300 proposed laws and advised consuls only patricians |
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Consuls |
2; elected by senate
-chief executives -army commanders one year terms only patricians |
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Praetors |
Judges Proposed many laws only patricians |
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Censors |
Collect taxes They registered roman citizens by their wealth (like the IRS) Count the people for accurate population only patricians |
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Council of Plebs |
started 471 BC only plebians passed laws affecting Plebeians Protected plebeians from unfair acts |
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Centuriate Assembly |
high ranking patricians soldiers made laws Had less power than senate controlled by the wealthiest citizens |
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Twelve Tables of Rome |
tables with specific laws |
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Roman Law of Nations |
The right to confront the accuser and defend Innocent until proven guilty |
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First Punic War |
Rome won Sicily Rome VS Hannibals dad |
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Second Punic War |
Hannibal took elephants to The Alps (died) Hannibal beat Rome in Canoe couldn't attack Rome |
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Third Punic War
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Romans demolished Carthage city Inhabitants became slaves Carthage became Africa Also conquered Macedonia and Greece |
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Battle of Zama |
202 BC - ended the war Scipio Africanus crushed Hannibal in Carthage |
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Cato |
Violent senator “Furthermore Carthage should be destroyed” |
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Rome problems
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Aristocrat patricians bought out farmers and used slave labour Farmers became landless poor Senate took control of wars, financial, external, and internal affairs |
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Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus |
wanted reform Rome so that more people have land Assassinated brought more instability |
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Marius |
Rose throughout the military consul 7 times Developed rivalry with Lucius Sulla - led to Civil war recruited anyone - loyalty to generals |
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First Triumvirate |
Crassus - Killed in battle
Pompey - Senate liked him Julius Caesar - people liked him Pompey and Caesar fought, Caesar won - declared dictator for life then assassinated |
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Second Triumvirate |
Lepidus - loses power
Antony - Allies with Cleopatra (fell in love) Octavian - fights with Antony and wins Battle of Actium(showdown) |
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Augustus |
Octavian - name means "anointed one"
first Roman imperator/emperor Expanded territory, rebuilt temples, and maintained a strong military made praetorian gaurd |
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Praetorian Gaurd |
an elite force assigned to protect the emperor (9000 soldiers) |
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Marius VS Sulla |
Civil War and fought for leadership Sulla won (tried to restore Empire) |
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Nero |
Violent Emperor was revolted against blamed for the Great fire |
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Pax Romana |
200 years of peace
5 good emperors peace and prosperity ended arbitrary executions and did good |
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Hadrian |
built Hadrian's Wall to separate Scotland |
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Caracalla |
gave all free people in Rome citizenship
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Greco-Roman civilization |
Greek was spokenT and taught to children by greek slaves |
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Trade |
Traded grain, olive, grapes with China and silver with the East Farming supported economy |
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Latifundia |
Big farms owned by patricians |
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Discobolus |
copied from Olympics |
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Art |
copied greeks but more realistic
first to use concrete used greek collonades used arches, vaults, and domes |
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Augustan age |
Golden age of literature Livy - Historian Horace - Poet - wrote Satires Virgil - Poet - wrote Aeneid |
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Paterfamilias |
dominant male in the family |
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second century AD |
paterfamilias lost power people had nothing to do but eat and be entertained |
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Roman religion |
took from greek gods and other paegans |
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Spartacus |
Roman slave who led a revolt - eventually killed not to be confused with Sportacus from Lazy Town |
