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government officials who protected the rights of plebeians
Republic
everyone has an equal say
patricians
members of the oldest and richer families
Plebeians
poor citizens
Consuls
administrators and military leaders who were at eh head of the Roman Republic
Restrictions of plebeians
could not marry patricians or hold office, if fallen ito debt the would be old into slavery
legions
a strong army organization
legionaries
5,000 soliders in each legion
why were the Romans bale to gain territory
they had a strong army that was organized into legions
what was the life of a legionary like
very intense
What happened to Carthage in the third punic war
it was burned then salted so nothing could grown and the people who starve
according to a roman myth, who founded Rome
Romulus
How did Romulus become king
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
Social order
the way groups of people are classed
soothsayers
people who can predict eventless of the future
omens
signs of what is to happen
catacombs
Tombs beneath the ground that the dead were buried in
Necropolis
Cemetery
Forum
the public square
Gladiatorial Games
fights between armed men, men and animals, women and dwarfs, and between animals
Triumph
parade-like welcome given to a roman hero returning from battel
Fasces
Bundles of rods bound around an ax
Municipal
city
Mundus
the meting point for the worlds of the living and of the dead
Contributions of etruscans to roman language
borrowed the Greekk alphabet and made some changes, romans borrowed the etruscans alphabet
How did the etruscans and roams establish there cities
had soothsayers say where the cities boundaries should be
First punic war
rome takes the second half of sicily from Carthage
also get Sardinia and corsica
how did Rome get sardinia and corsica
Carthage surrendered them
three islands near Italy
sicily, sardinia, corsica
Second punic war
hannibal leads hid army through the alps to attack Rome
Why did Rome attack carthage
to get hannibal out of rome
What is given to rome during the punic wars
spain
their punic wars
Carthage was burned and salted
no longer a threat to rome
two groups of people who settled in italy
latins and etruscans
Latins
came form the north across the alps into italy
Etruscans
came from asia minor; settled in western italy
How is the city of rome buitl
on 7 hills
what do the hills rome is built on do
provide protection from an attack
legend
story that isn’t proven
what is the legend of Rome
romulus and remus
Numitor
grandfather of R R
Numitor is the king of…
alba longa
Rhea Silvia
daughter of numitor
vestal virgin
twin sons
ROmulus
Founder of Rome
Why does Romulus kill remus
for making fun of his walls
who steals a women
Romulus
where does romulus steal the women from
Sabine tribe
what were Romulus and Remus raised by
she-wolf
Patricians
rich land owners
how was the republic set uo
patricians overthrew the Etruscans king
How many consuls were there
2
consuls
leaders of the Roman republic
what the did the consuls control
army government and religion
how long could consuls serve
one year
how many senates were there
300 Patrician romans
how ling did the senate serve
for life
what did the senate do
passed the laws
who were the Plebeians
common people of rome
jobs of plebeians
soldiers, farmers, workers, traders
Tribunes
representatives of the common people
jobs of the tribune
had power to veto laws the plebeians didn’t like
Coloni
latin for small farmers
the brothers (not R R)
Tiberius and Gaius
what were Tiberius and gaius elected as
tribunes
what did T and G promote
land reform for the plebeians
what happened to the brothers because of their beliefs
they were assainaed; at different times
tiberius death
133 BC
gaius death
121 BC
who led the slave revolt
spartacus
Members of the first triumvirate
caesar, crassus and pompey
Julius Caesar
general who conquered Gaul britian and germany fro rome
who was caesar popular with
army and the poor
what does caesar provide for the mob
bread and circus
Crassus and pompey
crassus dies
pompey takes over and order caesar home
caesar comes and kills pompey
caesar made dictator
who kills pompey
caesar
who orders caesar home
pompey
why was caesar killed
people vied him as a threat to the roman republic
members of second triumvirate
lepidus, ovtavian, antony
who retied from 2
lepidus
who battles with antony for control of rome
octavian
what battle did marc and his wife lose
actium
how did antony and his wife die
committed suicide
why did marc commit suicide
got a letter saying his wife did (she didn’t) so he did it to
who becomes the undisputed ruler of rome
octavian caesar
majestic one
caesar augustus
who becomes the first emperor of rome
Octavian Caesar
rights of etruscan women
own shops and land, leave the house alone
could not vote or run for political office
standard architecture
the arch
latifundias
large estates, farms
how many crops did latifundia’s grow
multiple not jst one
Romes earliest form of written law
12 tablets
law of nations
peoples
plebeians and patricians
nobles, aristocrats
paterfamilias
master of the house
controlled everything
pontifex maximus
high priest
what actions did sulla take to create a dictatorship in rome
marched on rome with his legions
roman law between 2 legal systems
civil law
law of people
which famous roman historian flourished during the reign of octavian
livy
Princeps
first in time or order
who called himself princeps
octavian where he took over rome
pila
spear used by the romans
gladius
sword carried by the romans
campaign
mission the soldiers are going on
main duty of the camp commandment
each soldier dug trenches and fortified their camp spot before going to sleep
importance of digging trenches
hiding from the enemy; not being so obvious
main duty of quaestor
took care of al the money matters
two purposes for building a siege tower
see over enemy walls
shoot stones and arrows from it
soldiers provisions
food and drink
acies
soldiers going to the line of battle to fight
agmen
marching in columns
orbis
square formed by soldiers
aquila
eagle; standard of the legion
ranks of roman army
legion cohorts legatus tribuni centurions
