4. The 5th century Flashcards
What is Clusium?
An Etruscan city that goes to war with Rome
Who was the King of Clusium?
Lars Porsenna of Clusium, a tarquinii.
What may have caused the cal apse of Roman Monarchy?
Lucretia?
An anti-etruscan movement
Why is an anti-etruscan movement considered going to far?
Most of the elite were related to the kings.
What effect did the fall of the monarchy have?
War, wall skirmishes and raiding.
what did Lars Porsenna of Clusium attempt to do?
re-establish the Targunii in rome
What did tacitus write in his histories, 3.72?
Lars Porsenna may be successful in taking rome
Lars Porsenna is defeated when?
In the battle of Aricia in 504 BC
what does livy say about Lars Porsenna?
Romans are successful, a very positive view
What city sates exist in 5th-4th century BC?
Etruscans, Latins, Greeks and communities influenced by them
What tribes exist in 5th-4th century BC?
Gauls and Samnites
Which was the 2nd largest Roman city state?
Tibur
Advantages of Rome’s location?
Vital connections due to river Tiber and is well defendable
Date the Sack of Rome.
c. 387 BC
When was Veil conquered by Romans?
396 BC
What is Gallic invasion an explanation of for some Romans
The lack of literary sources of their history - Livy claims they were all burnt or destroyed
Why the Treaty of Cassius?
Refused to accept Romes new rule
Consequences of the Latin War?
Took control of the Latins and Aequians and the Volscians
Consequences of the Samnite Wars?
The Latin League dissolved
Roman colonie in Latium
Capua allience
What was involved in the Capua allience?
Campanian aristocracy accepted into the Roman Senate
involvement in war between Italians and Greeks of Magna Gracie
Increased contact and trade with Carthage through Carthaginian Sicily
Rome had full control over Italy by?
175 BC
List the Pros and Cons of Citizenship.
Cons:
Loss of independence
Full citizen responsibilities (war time ect..)
Pros:
Votes
Accepted in the army
Official ‘Romans’
What did Citizenship without suffrage mean?
no influence in the Senate or the opportunity of a political career
What are Roman/citizen colonies?
Small scale Roman cities or villages, made up of Roman citizens, who have retained their citizenship.
Locations of colonies
strategically placed, usually near or surrounding Samnite territory
What was Cosa?
An initial colony made up of small and large houses, temples, cisterns and a fully fledged forum.
What was the problem with Cosa?
it was built in an undesirable location
Influence of Rome on the modern world?
Establishment of the major road network, via Appia.
Who is Pyrrhus of Epirus?
A greek king
War against Pyrrhus?
The Thuri asked Rome for help against the Lucanians and Tarentum gets worried about increasing Roman involvement in Sicily and calls in Pyrrhus
Who won the Battle of Heracles?
Pyrrhus
Who supported Pyrrhus?
Samnites, Lucanians, Bruttians and southern Greek cities
Defeat of Pyrrhus?
275 BC
