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18 Cards in this Set
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How did Octavian refer to himself? What does that word mean? What other names was he given by the senate?
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princeps- chief
Augustus, pater Patriae |
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What two powers was Augustus voted in 23? From where did he derive his real power? Were magistrates still elected?
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permanent proconsular imperium and permanent tribunicia potestas
respect yes |
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Who was put in charge of the civil service? Why did the people not mind their diminished role in government?
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equites
they were content with the peace Augustus brought them |
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What was Augustus's foreign policy? In what forest did the Romans encounter a horrific ambush?
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to keep the empire with the Sistine borders, Teutoberg
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List the failed heirs to Augustus and the years in which they died. What happened to Augustus' daughter, Julia? Who did succeed Augustus after all?
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Marcellus-21
Agrippa-12 Lucius and Gaius- 2& 4 She was banished Tiberius |
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What became more a problem among the rich as power became more concentrated?
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public morality
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Under whose patronage were Roman art and politics coordinated?
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Maecenas
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How did the Romans adapt Greek sculpture?
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realistic portrayals
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What architectural device did the Romans use extensively and what did they use it for?
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arch-aqueducts, viaducts, basilica
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What was Augustus' boast about the city, and what were his motivations for these public works?
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"found Rome built of brick and left it marble"
provide jobs for poor and inspire pride |
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Where did most Romans live?
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insulae-tenement houses
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What is Cicero's most precious gift to prosperity? Give a couple examples.
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his written works
his speeches against Verres and the attacks on Catiline |
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Who is Catullus and about what does he most often write?
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a lyric poet
a desperate plea for Lesbia's love |
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What are Horrace's main skills? How does he differ from Catullus?
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ordered use of language and ability to make a few words mean alot
he is careful and controlled |
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What are the two works of Ovid? Where did he spend the end of his life?
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Metamorphoses and Ars Amatoria
Tomi |
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What is Vergil's full name and what are his dates? What did he write?
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Publius Vergilius Maro
70-19BC Aeneid |
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What is the Aeneid about, both on the surface and below?
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a Trojan hero escapes sack of Troy, lands in Italy, and is ancestor of founders of Rome
it justifies an empire without end |
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What did Livy write?
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142 books on history of Rome
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