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35 Cards in this Set
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What was Pompeys job?
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consul
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Who was the first triumverate between?
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Julius, Pompey, and Crassus
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Who is Crassus?
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General at the time of caesar
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What is Gaul?
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Barbarian tribes north of italy
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What is the crossing f the rubicon?
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There is no turning back for caesar once he crosses te river
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Where is Pompey finally killed?
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Executed in Egypt
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What is Cleopatra's significance?
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Cleopatra had an affair with Caesar, executed Pompey, and killed herself with Marc Antony
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What are some of Caesars reforms?
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Extended citizenship to provincials
CUt handouts by %50 founded new carthage Introduces new calendar |
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What is the ides of march
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the ides of march is the day of caesars death
15th of march |
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Who is Marcus Brutus
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MArcus brutus killed caesar, cared about rome
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Who is Marc Antony
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Caesars ally, kills himself with cleopatra
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Civil War after Caesar
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Liberators vs. Caesarians for 13 years
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Second triumverate
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Lepidus vs. anthony vs. octavian
Lepidus first to go |
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Who is augustus?
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Takes over after second triumverate
Caesars grand nephew |
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What is a princep?
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Political position that Augustus sets up, basically dictator
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What is a principate?
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Government system that augustus sets up
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What is imperator?
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A military title
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What is Augustus' real name
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Octavian
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What is the Praetorian guard?
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Personal body guard for the princep
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What is the Pax Romana?
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Roman peace, during Augustus no war, no brutal politics
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Who are the Julio Claudians?
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Augustus Tiberius Coligula Claudius Nero
Some of them are crazy |
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Who is tiberius?
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Tiberius takes over after augustus and is competent
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Who is coligula?
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baby boots, insane-ruthless, murdered by guards
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Who is claudius?
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May have had a speech impedement
Good leader |
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Who is Nero?
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Nero let the fire burn, killed his mom
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Who is Vespasian?
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Military commandeer-practical
buildds smaller palace, collaseium, great amphitheatre |
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What does Domitian do?
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Beautifies rome
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What are the five good emperors?
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Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, Marcus Aurelius
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What does Trajan do>
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Expands for first time since Augustus
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What is Hadrians wall?
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Wall between barbarians and rome, lots of graffiti,
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What did Marcus Aurelius do?
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wrote the mediations
Germanic tribes invade |
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Who is Commodus?
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Really bad, beginning of end of rome
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What is an insulae?
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an insulae is a large apartment building where poor live in rome
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What does diocletian do?
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Splits empire
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Constantine?
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Moves empire to constantinople
legalizes christianity |