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Tribunes

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government officials who protected the rights of plebeians

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Republic

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everyone has an equal say

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patricians

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members of the oldest and richer families

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Plebeians

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poor citizens

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Consuls

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administrators and military leaders who were at eh head of the Roman Republic

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Restrictions of plebeians

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could not marry patricians or hold office, if fallen ito debt the would be old into slavery

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legions

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a strong army organization

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legionaries

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5,000 soliders in each legion

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why were the Romans bale to gain territory

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they had a strong army that was organized into legions

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what was the life of a legionary like

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very intense

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What happened to Carthage in the third punic war

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it was burned then salted so nothing could grown and the people who starve

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according to a roman myth, who founded Rome

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Romulus

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How did Romulus become king

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his brother who also wanted to be king died while fighting for title of king with his brother, so Romulus won and called it Rome

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Social order

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the way groups of people are classed

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soothsayers

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people who can predict eventless of the future

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omens

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signs of what is to happen

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catacombs

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Tombs beneath the ground that the dead were buried in

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Necropolis

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Cemetery

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Forum

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the public square

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Gladiatorial Games

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fights between armed men, men and animals, women and dwarfs, and between animals

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Triumph

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parade-like welcome given to a roman hero returning from battel

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Fasces

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Bundles of rods bound around an ax

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Municipal

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city

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Mundus

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the meting point for the worlds of the living and of the dead

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Contributions of etruscans to roman language
borrowed the Greekk alphabet and made some changes, romans borrowed the etruscans alphabet
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How did the etruscans and roams establish there cities
had soothsayers say where the cities boundaries should be
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First punic war
rome takes the second half of sicily from Carthage | also get Sardinia and corsica
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how did Rome get sardinia and corsica
Carthage surrendered them
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three islands near Italy
sicily, sardinia, corsica
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Second punic war
hannibal leads hid army through the alps to attack Rome
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Why did Rome attack carthage
to get hannibal out of rome
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What is given to rome during the punic wars
spain
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their punic wars
Carthage was burned and salted | no longer a threat to rome
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two groups of people who settled in italy
latins and etruscans
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Latins
came form the north across the alps into italy
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Etruscans
came from asia minor; settled in western italy
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How is the city of rome buitl
on 7 hills
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what do the hills rome is built on do
provide protection from an attack
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legend
story that isn't proven
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what is the legend of Rome
romulus and remus
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Numitor
grandfather of R R
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Numitor is the king of...
alba longa
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Rhea Silvia
daughter of numitor vestal virgin twin sons
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ROmulus
Founder of Rome
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Why does Romulus kill remus
for making fun of his walls
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who steals a women
Romulus
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where does romulus steal the women from
Sabine tribe
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what were Romulus and Remus raised by
she-wolf
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Patricians
rich land owners
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how was the republic set uo
patricians overthrew the Etruscans king
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How many consuls were there
2
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consuls
leaders of the Roman republic
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what the did the consuls control
army government and religion
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how long could consuls serve
one year
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how many senates were there
300 Patrician romans
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how ling did the senate serve
for life
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what did the senate do
passed the laws
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who were the Plebeians
common people of rome
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jobs of plebeians
soldiers, farmers, workers, traders
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Tribunes
representatives of the common people
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jobs of the tribune
had power to veto laws the plebeians didn't like
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Coloni
latin for small farmers
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the brothers (not R R)
Tiberius and Gaius
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what were Tiberius and gaius elected as
tribunes
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what did T and G promote
land reform for the plebeians
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what happened to the brothers because of their beliefs
they were assainaed; at different times
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tiberius death
133 BC
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gaius death
121 BC
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who led the slave revolt
spartacus
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Members of the first triumvirate
caesar, crassus and pompey
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Julius Caesar
general who conquered Gaul britian and germany fro rome
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who was caesar popular with
army and the poor
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what does caesar provide for the mob
bread and circus
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Crassus and pompey
crassus dies pompey takes over and order caesar home caesar comes and kills pompey caesar made dictator
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who kills pompey
caesar
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who orders caesar home
pompey
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why was caesar killed
people vied him as a threat to the roman republic
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members of second triumvirate
lepidus, ovtavian, antony
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who retied from 2
lepidus
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who battles with antony for control of rome
octavian
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what battle did marc and his wife lose
actium
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how did antony and his wife die
committed suicide
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why did marc commit suicide
got a letter saying his wife did (she didn't) so he did it to
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who becomes the undisputed ruler of rome
octavian caesar
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majestic one
caesar augustus
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who becomes the first emperor of rome
Octavian Caesar
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rights of etruscan women
own shops and land, leave the house alone | could not vote or run for political office
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standard architecture
the arch
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latifundias
large estates, farms
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how many crops did latifundia's grow
multiple not jst one
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Romes earliest form of written law
12 tablets
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law of nations
peoples
93
plebeians and patricians
nobles, aristocrats
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paterfamilias
master of the house | controlled everything
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pontifex maximus
high priest
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what actions did sulla take to create a dictatorship in rome
marched on rome with his legions
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roman law between 2 legal systems
civil law | law of people
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which famous roman historian flourished during the reign of octavian
livy
99
Princeps
first in time or order
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who called himself princeps
octavian where he took over rome
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pila
spear used by the romans
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gladius
sword carried by the romans
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campaign
mission the soldiers are going on
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main duty of the camp commandment
each soldier dug trenches and fortified their camp spot before going to sleep
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importance of digging trenches
hiding from the enemy; not being so obvious
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main duty of quaestor
took care of al the money matters
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two purposes for building a siege tower
see over enemy walls | shoot stones and arrows from it
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soldiers provisions
food and drink
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acies
soldiers going to the line of battle to fight
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agmen
marching in columns
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orbis
square formed by soldiers
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aquila
eagle; standard of the legion
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ranks of roman army
``` legion cohorts legatus tribuni centurions ```

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