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22 Cards in this Set
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Who were in italy before the Romans?
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The Etruscans
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Describe the two classes in Rome?
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- Patricians (5-7)% could trace their lineage to the founders of Rome.
- Plebeians where everyone else. |
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What was the Law of Twelve Tables?
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Written in 450 B.C. it placed the Patricians in complete power.
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Describe the efforts of the plebeians to acquire more power?
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1. Plebeians could marry patricians
2. One of the consulship was reserved for the plebeians 3. Plebeians could be priests 4. Laws could be passed by plebeians |
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What where the Punic Wars? And the real reason (not Virgils) that they wars happened?
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Rome verse Carthage. Carthage means Phoenician ("Punic"). Whoever controlled Carthage controlled the shipping lanes.
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During the second punic war how long did Hanibal stay in Italy?
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16 years.
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During the third punic war what did Rome do to carthage.
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Leveled the entire city.
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What where the huge commercial farms called in Rome?
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Latifundia
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What two individuals urged the break up of the commercial farms? And what happened to them.
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Tiberious and Gaius.
Tiberious was killed, then Gaius was killed along with 3000 of his followers. |
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in the civil wars who was Marius?
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Raised his own personal army by removing the requirement that soldiers must own land. Took over Rome and started Proscriptions.
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What is a Triumvirate?
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Three rulers of Rome.
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What is the history starting with the first Triumvirate?
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Cesar conquered Gual, Crassus left, and the egyptian king killed Pompey in the first Triumvirate.
Cesar declared himself dictator of Rome. And died when Brutus stabbed him. |
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What is the history of the 2nd triumvirate?
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Octavian, Lepidus, and Marc Antony. Lepidus retired. Marc Antony and Cleopatra where defeated at the Battle of Actium.
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Octavian brings peace to Rome, captures egypt, and the end of the Roman republic. HUGE IMPORTANT DATE?
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31 BC
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What does Pax Romana mean?
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Roman peace.
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Augustus means?
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The most revered one.
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Octavian did what to signify the peace of Rome.
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Clossed the gates.
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What is "The Roman Task"?
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To rule, and bring peace to the world through government administration.
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What is a Res Gestae?
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Its a tablet placed all around Rome about the life of Augustus.
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Forum of Trajan?
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Was a huge shopping mall in Rome.
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What were the Triumphal Arches?
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A way to diffuse tension of soldiers by keeping them outside of the city. The people built a victory arch while the army waited outside the city.
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Pietas in its purest form means?
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order
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