Rome Final

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Marcus Antonius(Antony)

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Served consul with Caesar, friend. Potential replacement for caesar. gives speech at funeral, gains popularity by promising people caesars' wealth

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Gaius Julius Caesar Octaviannus

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Caesar's adopted son, calims he is inheritant of caesars power. wants all his money, but antony already put it in state treasury, although antony lied about money going to people

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Cicero

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Enemy of Antony, speaks out against how he handled caesars estate. gains positive public image with octavius, antony leaves city of rome to gaul. eventually captured by octavius, ciccero dies, republic dies with him

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The second triumvirate

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octavius, antonius, lepidus, all want power, but none have enough support, so political unity they control things

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Marcus Agrippa

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Close friend of Octavius, generally helps Octavius to run everything. Pompeius killed in war

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Battle of Actium

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in Greece, Antony has larger force on land, better general than octavius. cleopatra convinces antony to battle naval forces and antony loses, cleopatra leaves him

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Pater Patriae

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farther of the fatherland (Augustus)

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princeps

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first citizen, Augustus' attempt to stay in relation with the citizens.

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Pax Romana

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Important time in Roman history, "Roman Peace", Time when Augstus is in charge.

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Praetorian Guard

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Small military group that camps in or aruond city of Rome to keep the emperor safe.

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Teutoberg Forest

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Battle Romans lose their standards.

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Forum

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roman marketplaces, many emperors build their own.

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mars

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god, temple built in rome

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Senatus Consultum

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Means "the senate approves this", initials SC on early coins

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Senatus Populasque Romanum

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the senate and the people of rome, SPQR written on many building

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Pantheon

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Great monument, still standing today

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Juvenal

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Roman poet active in the late 1st and early 2nd century AD, author of the Satires.

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Domus

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Single story houses, with courtyard, owned by wealthy

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Insula

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apartment building, what most of city lived in. up to 3 stories, no amenities, very hot or cold. open fire to cook,

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Paterfamilias

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head of household

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Patronus

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wealthy, many individuals relying on you for help, financial services, etc in exchange for the poor doing things for oyu

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Grammaticus

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Liberal arts education, geography, astronomy, music

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Humanitas

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means good human

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Ludi

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festival days of ROme, 177 days devoted to ludi

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circus maximus

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racetrack for horses

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tepidarium

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warm room in day bath, where you'd cool down, socialize after exercise

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Caldarium

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the hot room, hang out, social, trying to sweat to clean system

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Frigidarium

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cold room, like a swimming pool to close your pores

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Julio-Claudians

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people who were descendants of Julius caesar

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Tiberius

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Harsh ruler, seen as a dictator. takes over when Augustus dies. internal peace leaves with Augustus

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Germanicus

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Related to Tiberius, never serves himself, but many of his relatives do.

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Sejanus

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Main advisor to Tiberius during his reign, leader of the Praetorian guard

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Delation

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act of paying informants for info against other individuals

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Gaius Caesar, Caligula

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Son of Germanicus, Traveled with father as child in army, eventually removed from power by assassination.

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Claudius

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Brother of Germanicus, First emperor proclaimed by the army. not well liked due to hsi lack of military power. one of the better emperors, but not well remembered. tries to repair damage done by caligula.

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Herod Agrippa

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King that takes over, King of the Jews

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Nero

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final emperor of Julio. not well liked, famous for big sideburns, become fashionable. proclaimed by military, praetorian guard.

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Galba

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General in Spain, takes his army form Spain to Otho and go to Rome and claim power

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Otho

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Kills Galba because Galba didnt choose Otho to take over when he dies. Otho gains support of army.

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Vitellius

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Takes over from Otho. Vitellius conquers Rome, names himself Emperor, otho killed

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Vespasian

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Comes from far Easy, eventually gets to Rome with army, vitellius is killed, Vespasian keeps control and starts new blood line for emperors in ROme.

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Titus

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Son of Vespasian, takes over when Vespasian dies. Completes Amphitheater project

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Mt. Vesuvius

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volanco that erupts in pompeii and herculencum Huge tragedy for southern italy, kills 1000s

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Domitian

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Brother of Titus, Domitian takes over, restores things that had been demolished, eventually murdered by own servant.

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Nerva

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Chosen by Senate, no military background, only political. chooses strong military general as sucessor

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Trajan

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Nickname Optimus, which means the best

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Armenia

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Neutral or Vassal Kingdom, surrounded by Rome and Carthia in order to avoid conflict between the two

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Basilica

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Government buildings, eventually turned into Christian church

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hadrian

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Sucessor of Trajan, antoher general, also popular. Trajan believes military was meant to expand, Hadrian thought military was for defense.

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Antoninus Pius

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Ruled at hgih point of prosperity and peace, revisions on how rome sees court, introductes "innocent until proven guilty'

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Marcus Aurelius

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Adopted son of Antoninius, Known as the Philosopher. Wrote about philosophy.

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Stoicism

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philosophical school started by Marcus Aurelius. Felt that they need a balanced life, nothing to excess

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Septimius Severus

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military general, becomes emperor. any ideas of augustus gone, no more politicians,

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Caracella

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Gives full rights of citizenship of anyone in empire, but now taxed

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alexander severus

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seen as very pure, blameless leader, who tries to do things for the benefit for the people.

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Sassand Empire/Persians

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new monarchy in easy, carthians have collapsed.

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Cladius II "Gothicus"

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helps make things lightly more stable, very successful against Goth

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Aurelian

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builds on success of claudius, keeps empire functioning

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Coloni

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class of people, who have ben conquered, parto f empire

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Diocletian

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rules completely of monarchy, king of rome. moves seat of gov't from rome to nicomedia

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Tetrarchy

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divides empire into 4 different rulers.

Diocletian rules easy, maximian rules west

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Mithraism Zoroastrianism

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original monotheistic religions, judeaism and Christianity come from

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Constantine

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first christian emperor. converted to Christianity on his death bed.

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Battle of Philippi

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octavius vs brutas army in greece, octavius loses, antony beats cassius, cassius commits suicide, octavius gathers, pushes brustus back, brutus also commits suicide