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35 Cards in this Set
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ostraca
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piece of pot to write on
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Romulus and Remus
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founders of Rome
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Who founded Rome?
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Romulus kills Remus and goes on to found Rome
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canonical date of foundation
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509 BC
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Augustan date of foundation
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April 21 753
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transhumis
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moving from mountain in summer into lowlands in the winter - seasonal patterns
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Late Bronze Age
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1200-1000
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Iron Age
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1000-700
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Etruscans a.k.a
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Tyrrhenians
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Aeneas' son
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Ascansius/Iulus
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mother and father of Romulus and Remus
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Rhea Silva + Mars
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Rape of Sabine Women
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Rome didn't have enough women for procreation - during festival, kidnapped women from neighbouring communities for wives
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assembly
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all men who could bear arms
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nomos
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laws that may not be written down but accepted
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temocracy
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promotion by reign; the more good deeds family has performed, more likely you will be promoted
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Servius Tullius
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one of the early kings - famous reformer
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Servian Wall
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wall the surrounds Rome
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Cloaca Maxima
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"The Great Drain" - first sewage system in Rome
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Comitia Curiata
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all men bearing arms
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Comitia Centuriata
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replaces Curiata in early Republic
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tribunus militum
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ruled over each 1000 men of the military
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tribunus celerum equitum
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ruled over the cavalry
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magister populi / magister equitum
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supreme commander appointed by King to rule over foot soldiers / cavalry
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reforms of Servius Tullius
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eliminated Curiae
created fourth tribe army had 4000 men in 40 units called centuries - Centurion led each new rural tribes added to urban ones system of 5 economic classes |
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cognati
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immediate family
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familia
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extended family + agrarian
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paterfamilias
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head of the family who controlled women, children, slaves
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Manes
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deceased ancestors
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Patria potestas
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power the father possesses over his family
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peculium
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allow son to have his own money
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fides
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formalized friendship - sense of trust between two parties
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Praenomen
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first name - personal name
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nomen gentilicum
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second name
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cognomen
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third name - indicated branch of the gens
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common praenomens
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Lucius, Marcus, Publius, Qunitus, Titus, Gaeus, Gnaeus
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