Udj Latin 8 Roman History

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Name the Seven Hills.

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1) Aventine Hill
2) Caelian Hill
3) Capitoline Hill
4) Esquiline Hill
5) Palatine Hill
6) Quirinal Hill
7) Viminal Hill

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Tiber River

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River where twins, Remus and Romulus, were abandoned and left to die. She-Wolf Lupa found them. Shepards rescued twins from she-wolf and raised them.

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753 BC - 509 BC

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When was the Roman Kingdom period?

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509 BC - 27 BC

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When was the Roman Republic period?

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27 BC - AD476

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When was the Roman Empire?

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Romulus

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1) Twin brother of Remus abandoned on the Tiber River
2) Father was the God of Mars
3) After they grew up, each decided to build their own city where they had been born.
4) He killed his twin leaving Palantine Hill the biggest city which became Rome.
5) First king of Rome

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Remus

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Abandoned by father on the Tiber River. Twin brother of Romulus. Killed in quarrel by his brother.

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Fasces

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Axe

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Rape of the Sabines

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Steals all young women from Sabines. Women go in and stop war.

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Tarquin the Proud

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The last king of Rome. His son, Sextus, raped Lucretia.

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Rape of Lucretia

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Sextus went to her bedroom and gave her a choice:
1) Submit to his sexual advances and become his wife and the queen
2) or kill her and one of the slave
3) She later commits suicide

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Lucius Brutus

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1) Overthrew the last king and established Roman Republic.
2) The next ruler of Rome was to kiss mother. He thought "mother" meant mother earth (Gaia), so he kissed the ground.

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Senate

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Made up of 300 debating chamber.

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Consuls

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Highest elected political office of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.

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Patricians

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Group of elite citizens in ancient Rome. Kings.

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Plebians

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Citizens of Rome. Middle class citizens.

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Horatius

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A warrior who kills himself for his country.

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Cincinnatus

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When the Roman army was attacked, the senate sent a messenger to him that he was appointed dictator to deal with the situation. He dropped his plow and defeated the enemy. Then he resigned and went back to his fields to resume plowing.

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Gallic Sack - 387BC

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Gauls invaded Roman territory. After several months, Romans pay off the Gauls to leave.

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First Punic War

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Fought between Roman Republic and Carthage for power in Sicily.

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Second Punic War

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Largest of the Punic Wars. Hannibal marches the army down to Italy and the Romans win by taking Africa.

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Hannibal

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Marches through the Alps and tries to take Rome, but fails.

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Third Punic Wars

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When Romans, out of hatred, destroy Carthage.

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Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus

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Two brothers that are social reformers. Both brothers are killed.

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Marius

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Political group = popularus (people)

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Sulla

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For the political group Optimates (senate)

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First Triumvirate

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Rule of three men: Caesar, Crassus, Pompey

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Julius Caesar

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Wins Gaul and faces trial.

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Pompey

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Favored by the people, also know as "the Great".

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Crassus

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Richest of the first Triumvirate.

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Marcus Brutus

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Kills Caesar with a knife.

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Second Triumvirate

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Marc Antony and Octavian shared power to rule the Roman Empire.

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Octavian

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Disagreement between this man and Antony erupted in a civil war. He defeated Antony.

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Antony

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Loyal friend of Caesar. Formed political alliance with Octavian in the Second Triumvirate.

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Augustus

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Solemn ruler of Rome. Former name was Octavian.

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Aqueducts

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Way of transporting water over long distances.

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Forum

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The center of a Roman town or place of business.

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Caligula

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Crazy powerful man, who put a horse as a senator and declared war on the ocean.

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Nero

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The man who started the execution of Christians.

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Pompeii

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A city destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius.

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Five Good Emperors

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When Roman emperor was picked based on their ability to rule.

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Pax Romana

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A time of peace and prosperity in Rome.

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Barrack Emperors

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Common soldiers who seized power because of his command of the army. They did not come from a distinguished family and were not rich.

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Diocletian

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The split of the Roman empire which formed a Tetrarchy.

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Tetrarchy

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Rule of four. Each emperor would rule over one quarter of the empire.

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Constantine

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The man who made the Edict of Milan.

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Constantinople

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The new capital of Rome.

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Chi-Rho

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The first Greek letters of Christs name.

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Edict of Milan

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Letter signed by Constantine that proclaimed religious toleration.

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Romulus Augustus

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Last Roman Emperor in the west.