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Latin word for Hercules |
Herakles |
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Who was the Trojan hero ancestor of Romulus? |
Aeneas |
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Who does Aeneas marry and what city was named after her? |
Lavinia, Lavinium |
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What is imperium? |
power, acknowledged right to give orders |
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Who was the last king of Rome? |
Tarquinius Superbus |
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What was the position of "dictator"? |
A magistrate that was entrusted with full authority of the state in a time of crisis. Was obliged to resign after 6 months in office. |
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What was a Decemviri? |
A board of ten men |
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What were the Patricii? |
A group of ruling class families. Patricians. From "pater" which means "father". |
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What were the Plebians? |
Anyone who wasn't a Patrician. |
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What was a Tribuni Plebis? |
Tribunes of the plebs |
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What was the system of "nexum"? |
Debt-bondage |
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What was the difference between Ager Romanus and Ager Publicus? |
Ager Romanus means "Roman land" and Ager Publicus means "state-owned land" |
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Who was King Pyrrhus of Epirus? |
A Greek general who was an early enemy of rome. Had initial successes in battle against the Romans but he suffered heavy losses and his land was annexed. |
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Who were the Punici? |
Phoenicians |
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Which Carthaginian general rode over the alps with elephants to fight and win in the battles of Lake Trasimene and Cannae? |
Hannibal |
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How many Punic wars were there? |
Three |
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What does "alea iacta est" mean and who said it? |
"The die has been cast", Julius Caesar |
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Who were a part of the first Triumvirate? |
Pompey, Caesar, Crassus |
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Who was assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BCE? |
Julius Caesar |
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Who were a part of the second Triumvirate? |
Matrk Antony, M. Aemilius Lepidus, Octavianus |
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Where did Mark Anthony flee to after the Battle of Actium in 31 BCE? |
Egypt |
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What does "Princeps" mean? |
Latin word meaning "leader" |
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What does "primus inter pares" mean? |
"First among equals" |
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Who was the first Roman emperor? |
Augustus, son of Julius Caesar |
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Which 5 emperors make up the Julio-Claudian dynasty? |
The first five emperors; Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero |
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Who was rumoured to be responsible for the great fire of Rome? |
Nero |
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Who was the first Italian emperor? (Contrary to Roman emperors) |
Vespasian |
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Under which emperor did the Roman empire reach it's maximum extension? |
Trajan |
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Who bestowed Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of the empire? |
Caracalla |
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What did the edict of Milan do? |
Legalized Christianity. |
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What year did the Western Roman Empire fall? |
476 AD |
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What was Romanization? |
Aspects of Roman culture promoted, cultural exchange with new peoples, Latin language, Architecture/Urbanization |
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What does "res publica" mean? |
Activity of the Roman People |
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What does the term "Auspicium" mean? |
act of consulting the gods/divination. (prerogative of magistrates holding imperium) |
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What was a "Triumphus"? |
A prize awarded to a successful Roman general |
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What does "Pomerium" mean? |
Sacred boundary |
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What was the difference between "Imperium militae" "and "Imperium domi"? |
Imperium militae means "power on military service" and Imperium domi means "power at home" |
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What was an "Imperator"? |
A general or an emperor. |
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What was a "Ouatio"? |
A lesser triumph (Triumphus) |
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Which god would the person receiving a triumph offer sacrifice to? |
Jupiter |
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Which three types of magistracies had imperium? |
Consuls, Praetors, Dictators |
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Which four types of magistracies had no imperium? |
Quaestors, Tribunes of the plebs, Aediles, Censors |
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Which political entity elected Consuls? |
The comitia centuriata (centuriate assembly) |
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What were Praetors? |
They had authority on legal cases. The office was originally confined to patricians. |
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What were Consuls? |
Primary function was the command of the army. Consulted and presided over the Senate. Presented bills (rogationes) to the assemblies of the people. |
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What were dictators? |
Someone nominated by one of the consuls in a time of crisis. Had absolute authority and a term limited to 6 months. The position was dropped at the end of the second punic war. |
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What were Quaestors? |
"The man who asks questions, investigator". Assistants of the consuls. Took charge of the state treasury (aerarium) and did not hold imperium. 2 Quaestores urbani served in the city and 1 quaestor accompanied each holder of imperium to his overseas provincia. |
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What was the Tribunes of the Plebs? |
Open to plebians. Had no imperium but had the power to veto on any action of magistrate or any senatorial proposal put before the other two assemblies (comitia centuriata, comitia tributa). Tribunes could bring a prosecution against an individual. |
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What were Aediles? |
Two of them were elected by the concilium plebis. Had no imperium. Originally their main function was to supervise the common temple (aedes)and cults of the plebs on Aventine Hill. Later had the responsibility of road maintenance, water distribution, control of prices and they had the power to impose fines. Were also responsible for putting on games (ludi) |
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What gods were the Ludi Romani (Roman Games) dedicated to? |
Juno, Jupiter and Minerva (The Capitoline Triad). |
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What does the term "Ludi Plebeii" mean? |
"The Plebian Games" |
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Who was the patron goddess of the plebians and what festival honoured her? |
Ceres, Cerealia |
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What festival first celebrated in the 3rd century BCE honours Flora? |
Floralia |
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What were Censors? |
Originally only patricians, conducted the Census and registered people and property. Left office when their duty was complete (usually 5 years). Did not hold imperium. Summoned people in Campus Martius in Rome. Received public works contrats and money was voted to them by the senate and held by the quaestors. |
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What does the term "publicanus" mean? |
Public Contractor. |
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Who were eligible for magistracy? |
Free Roman citizens of a specified age who have served 10 campaigns in the army. Does not receive regular payment for work done. |
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What does "cursus honorum" mean? |
"Race for honours" (Wikipedia says "course of offices"). A sequential order of public offices held by aspiring politicians in the Roman Republic and early Roman Empire. |
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What was the Lex Villia annalis? |
A law establishing minimum ages for cursus honorum offices; determined an interval of two years between offices. |
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What was the difference between sequestres and divisores? |
Sequestres were collectors of bribes and divisores were distributors of bribes. |
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What is a "cliens"? |
A client. A Freeman who entrusted himself to another and received protection in return. Received daily subsistence (food/money) and assistance in the courts. |
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What is a "patronus"? |
A patron. Protector of the client. |
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What is a pro-magistrate? |
Someone acting in place of a magistrate. |
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What does libertas mean? |
Freedom. |
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What does "tribunicia potestas" mean? |
"Power of a tribune". The power Augustus Caesar had after Mark Anthony ceded his power to him. |
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What were the 3 assemblies in rome? |
Comitia centuriata, comitia tributa, concilium plebis. |
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What was a comitia centuriata? |
Consisted of 193 centuriae each with one vote. Summoned and presided by a magistrate with imperium. Elected consuls, praetors and censors, voted on war declarations and met out of the pomerium. |
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Whatwas the difference between optimates and populares? |
Optimates were aristocrats and populares were the people's party. |
