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Punic Wars |
rome vs carthaginians 1st battle: 264-241 BC 2nd Battle: 218-201 BC 3rd Battle: 149-146 BC "carthago delenda est!" -cato the elder [the carthaginians must be destroyed] |
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what were the 3 classes of people in rome? |
nobles (partracinnus) equites plebes |
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consuls |
-co presidents -heads of the government and general army -one year term -assured nobody could |
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praetors |
directed the judicial system |
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aediles |
supervised commerce and public works/city manager |
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tribunes |
championed lower classes and military plebeian |
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quaestors |
handled the financial matters |
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censors |
-chosen every 5 years -ruled for only 1 1/2 years -evaluated the senate -carried out the census |
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dictator |
-only in emergencies -only 6 months |
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comitia centuriata |
-centuriate assembly -army had centuries (groups of 100 men) that tribes belonged to determined by wealth -passed laws, ratified treaties, issued wars, elected consuls -were put in centuries determined by wealth (amount of equipment they could afford) |
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comitia tributa |
-tribal assembly -council of plebeians |
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laws of 12 tables |
first roman laws citizens right to justice |
