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11 Cards in this Set
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Samnites
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stubborn warrior tribe in contention with Rome for control of Central Italy
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Samnite Influence
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- checkerboard formation
- literature - short, stabbing spears - |
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Umbrians
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- respect for Italian language
- respected auspices |
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Etruscan Practical Influence
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- hydraulic engineering
- town planning (town walls, right angles) - public building (rectangular formation) - fasces |
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Etruscan Religious Influence
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- Hauruspicium
- fortuna: cult of good luck - gladiator funeral games |
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Greek Influence
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- vine, olives, alphabet
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Piacenzi liver
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- bronze teaching liver
- star and God map |
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Rhea Silvia
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- raped by Mars
- mother to Romulus and Remus |
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Numa Pompilius
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2nd King of Rome
- cults - vestil virgins - struck dead by Jupiter |
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Servius Tullus
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6th King
- census - city walls - law giver |
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Cincinnatus
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Roman military leader
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