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17 Cards in this Set
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republic
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a sentae of 300 patricians (eventually plebians too)
2 counsuls elected to overlook dictator apointed in an emergegency tribute (plebian) eventually created that was able to veto the senate |
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patrician
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upper class
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plebeian
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lower class
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twelve tables
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set of rules placed in the center of the town
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legion
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troop of 5000 men
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punic wars
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3 total, roam vs cathage, rome wins all 3,
1: rome gets siculiy and other land 2: hannible wants revenge 3: roam destroys carthage |
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carthage
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enimy of greece - punci wars - city in africa
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hannible
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moved elefants/men through the alps - many elephants died, hated greece
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latifundia
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large farms that farmers went to after small farms failed, not offically free but not really
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cesar
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genreal
became dictator had too much power and was killed |
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octavian/augustus
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adopted sun on cesar
brought peace |
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pax roma
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roman peace but not really peaceful
lasted 200 years |
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colosseum
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stadium
for glatiator games and other means of killing people could be evacuated in 15 min used the arch |
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bread and circus
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free food and entertainment to distract people from corruption and othr problems
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aqueduct
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peipes the brought water to the cities and was on a small slope so water moved natrually
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patheon
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domed building
open roof now is a church |
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marc antony
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had an affair with cleopatra
had 3 kids a general |
