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When was Rome founded? |
753BC |
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Who founded Rome? |
Romulus |
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What was the span of time that the Roman Kingdom existed within? |
753BC-510BC |
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What was the span of time that Rome existed as a republic? |
510BC-44BC |
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When did the Roman Republic end and who came into power at this time? |
44BC, Julius Ceaser |
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What was the span of time that the Roman Empire existed in? |
44BC-1453AD |
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Greek Military System, consisting of 5-10 man deep line consisting of 256 men with long spears |
Phalanx |
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In what year did the Romans abandon the Phalanx Military System? |
300BC |
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How many lines was the Roman 3-Line System made up of? |
4 lines |
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What was the 1st line of the Roman 3- Line system? |
Velites: 1200 men -youngest and most lightly armored |
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What was the 2nd line of the ROman 3-Line system? |
Principes: 1200men -took first assault |
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What was the 3rd line in the Roman 3 line system? |
Principes: 1200 men -legions strongest men |
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What was the 4rth line of the Roman 3-Line system? |
Triari: 600 men -eldest |
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Why could no one else use the 3 line system of the Romans |
no one else had the man power |
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In what year were peasants able to enter the Roman Army with paid careers? |
107BC |
got land after 25 years of service |
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What were Roman forts called? |
Castra |
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Who built Roman forts? |
engineering units |
true beginning of engineering proffession, forts were standardized |
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Roman forts would contain this infrastrucure (3 things) |
-raised floors -lockers -private bathrooms |
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Where did our understanding of the Roman's communication come from? |
From Vindolanda, a fort of Hadrian's Walll, from within the bottom of its well. |
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What standardized language was used by the Romans for writing? |
latin |
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How many kilometers of road were in the roman empire and how many main roads were there? |
80 000km of roads, 300 main roads |
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What did Roman elite use the building of roads for? |
social control |
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What Greek tool was used to measure right angles for road building? |
Groma |
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List the 7 components of a Roman standardized road. |
1) Fosa (~1.5 meter ditch) 2)Pavimentum (compacted sand) 3)Statumen (crushed rock) 4)Rudus (cemented large gravel) 5)Nucleus (cemented small gravel) 6)Summum Dorsum (stone slabs, cut to standardized size, that were set in a curve) 7)Drainage ditch |
1)ditch 2)sand 3)rock 4)large gravel 5)small gravel 6)street surgace 7)drainage
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On Roman roads there were Inns, Hotels, and Changing stations for horse every... |
15 miles |
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A marker put every roman mile (1.5 km), which stated information on the road it was marking |
milestone |
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Roman marker that was placed in exact middle of Rome, google earth of the day |
Millarium aureum |
golden milestone |
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In what year did what city surpass Rome in size? |
London in the 1800's |
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What was the city of Rome mostly built out of? |
cement lime, volcanic ash and water |
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What was the cement of Rome covered withh? |
Marble slabs bolted together by brass bolts |
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Who paid for public infrastructure in Rome? |
The government and very rich families |
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What was the Colosseum known as back in the day and what family funded it? |
The Flavian Theatre, The Vespian family |
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What was the Flavian Theatre built on? |
The lake by Emperor Nero's Golden House |
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What were the games of the Flavian Theatre called? |
Panem and circenses |
Bread and circuses |
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What was the largest show of the Flavian Theatre, when did it occur, and how long did it last? |
Trajan ~ 1070AD, 123 days long |
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If the games were on would a Roman go to work? |
No |
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thumbs up means.. |
KILL HIM!!! |
sword up |
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What was the chariot race track that could hold 250 000 - 500 000 spectators and was built right next to the emporers palace? |
The Circus Maximus |
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Rome's main sewer |
Cloaca Maxima |
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How long did the Cloaca Maxima serve Rome? |
2400 yrs |
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Roman who discovered that moon effects ocean tides |
Posidonius |
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Roman who made the first encyclopedia |
Pliny The Elder |
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Roman who came up with concept for heliocentric cosmos |
Aristarchus |
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Alexandrian who wrote the Almagest |
Claudius Ptolemy |
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What was the Almagest? |
-1st mathematical cosmos -2nd star catalog |
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Who established Christianity in the Roman Empire? |
Constantine |
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When was Rome sacked and who sacked it? |
410AD by the Visigoths |
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What was the extension of the Roman Empire during the Medieval times? |
The Bryzantine Empire |
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When did the Bryzantine Empire end? |
1453AD |
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