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77 Cards in this Set
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collegia
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sacred colleges
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pontifices
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15, included pontifex maximus, supervised all religious matters, regulated calendar, pontifex appointed 15 flamines (priests) who devoted themselves in service of particular gods
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augures
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15, prophesied future by taking auspicia (observing actions of birds in flight)
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fetiales
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heralds, 20, perform religious rites in connection with the declaration of war and to preside at the formal retification of peace
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vestales
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6, kept sacred fire in temple of vesta
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haruspices
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soothsayers, from etruria, ability to prophesy by examining entrails of animals and interpreting natural phenomena, (lightening, eclipses, earthquakes
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keepers of sibylline books
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15, guarded sibylline books containing oracular sayings dealing with destiny of rome--consulted in times of danger
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gaius antonius
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colleague of cicero in praetorship and consulship
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marcus antonius
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member of 2nd triumverate, ordered cicero to death after philippics
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archias
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greek poet, born at antioch, in whose defense cicero delieverd one of his most famous orations, pro archia
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ariobarzanes
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kind of cappadoica, in asia minor
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atticus
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intimate friend of cicero, received many of his letters
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marcus iunius brutus
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friend of cicero, extensive correspondence
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gaius iulius caesar
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general, statesman, writer, member of 1st tri, lust for power feared by cicero
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lucius cassius
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one of catilinarian conspirators assigned task of setting fire to rome. also part in negotiations with allobroges, fate is unknown
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lucius sergius catilina
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originator and leader of the conspiracy against roman govt durning ciceros consulship. died fighting at the head of his troops in etruria
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marcus porcius cato
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debated fate of catilinarian conspirators. by his persuasive oratory, convinced senate to enact death penalty
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marcus ceparius
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one of the conspirators... task to stir up insurrection among shephers of apulia. arrested, placed in custody and later executed
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gaius cornelius cethegus
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desperate of catilinarian conspirators... cache of weapons found in his house and his letter to allobroges evidence on which he was convicted and executed
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quintus cicero
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ciceros younger brother... served as one of caesars leading generals in gallic war
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clodius
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powerful politician responsible for cicero's exile to greece
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marcus licinius crassus
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wealthy and victorious over spartacus in servile war...death on expedition against parthians resulted in breakup of first tri
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glabrio
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unsuccessful general in war against mithridates
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gratticus
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roman lawyer who brought charges against archias
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hortensius
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orator, ciceros principal rival and unsuccessful defender of verres
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laeca
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roman senator at whose home members of the conspiracy met and plotted
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publius cornelius lentulus
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consul and descendent of illustrius family. one of leading figures in conspiracy. executed
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marcus aemilius lepidus
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consul with caesar and member of 2nd triumverate with antony and octavian
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lucullus
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roman generals, patrons of archia
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manilius
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tribune and author of manilian law--placed pomepy in command against mithridates
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marius
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leader of populares... opposion to aristocrat sulla resulted in bloody civil war
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mithridates
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king of pontus who waged war with rome for many years
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murena
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roman general who received a triumphal celebration for his indecisive victory over mithridates
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nicomedes
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king of bithynia in asia minor... bequeated kingdom to rome
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octavianus
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adopted son of caesar... first roman emperor
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gnaeus magnus pompeius
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pompey the great, 1st tri, cleared seas of pirates and defeated mithridates. vanquished by caesar in civil war and killed in egypt
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roscius
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friend of ciceros and famous orator. cicero studied him
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sallust
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roman historian who wrote account of conspiracy
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sertorius
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general in spain... loyal to marius in war with sulla... helped mithridates in return for promise of a fleet
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silanus
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consul elect who advocated the death penalty for conspirators rather than life imprisonment suggested by caesar
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sulla
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dictator of rome and leader of optimates... given triumphal celebration for victory of mithradates
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tigranes
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king of armenia and son in law of mithridates whom he helped in war against rome
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tiro
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cicero's slave who was freed and given name marcus tullius tiro... cicero's confidential secretary and literary consultant he was instrumental in having cicero's letters published
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verres
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corrupt politican, prosecuted for criminal acts committed while serving as governor of sicily
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titus volturcius
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member of conspiracy... after arrest at mulvian bridge, turned state's evidence was pardoned
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arpinum
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small town, birthplace of cicero
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basilicae
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law courts and business exchanges.. located in or near forum
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brundisium
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seaport in s.e. italy, chief port for departure for greece
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capitoline hill
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formed n.w. boundary of forum, contained arx and temple of jupiter
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carcer
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prison in the form. for people awaiting trial
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comitium
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small open square north of forum; used to be meeting place of comitia
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curia hostilia
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meeting place of senate
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faesulae
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city in etruria... camp for training catiline's troops
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forum romanum
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located b.w. cap and pal. originaly market place then center of business and social activity...contained tabernae (shops)
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heraclea
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city in s. italy which granted citizenship to archias
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mulvian bridge
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over tiber where conspirators were arrested on ciceros orders
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ostia
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seaport of rome... mouth of tiber
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palatine hill
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most famous, residential of wealthy
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pompeii
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city in s.e. near naples.. buried by eruption of vesuvius in 79 ad
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praeneste
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city where catiline was prevented from siezing... planed to use it as a military base
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reate
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town n.e. of rome that frnished troops that arrested conspirators
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rostra
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platorm decorated with beaks of ships
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syracuse
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city in sicily famous for works of art
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tabularius
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building on cap where records were kept
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TO castor and pollux
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in forum, repository of weights and measures, meeting place of senate
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TO concord
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built to commemorate end of struggle b.w. patricians and plebs. 4th oration here
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TO jupiter capitolinus
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on cap, dedicated to jupiter, juno, minerva, most famous temp
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TO jupiter stator
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on pal, scene of first oration
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TO saturn
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in forum used as state treasury and repository of senatorial decrees and bronze tablets which laws were insribed on
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TO vesta
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in forum, contained sacred fire, most sacred temple
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tiber river
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famous river in w. italyy, has 8 bridges
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tullianum
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lower dungeon of carcer where five conspirators were executed
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via appia
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aka regina viarum, rome to brundisium
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via aurelia
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military road form rome to etruria... in his flight frome rome, catiline took this
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via flaminia
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crossed mulvian bridge and led north to umbria
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via latina
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led south towards campania where it joined via appia
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via sacra
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principal street in rome along which triumphal processions marched to the forum
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