Ancient Rome Flashcards
What mountain chain ran down through Italy
The Apennines
Bridge like structure for carrying water
Aqueduct
What is the name of the river that runs through Rome
The Tiber river
What is the name of hamilcars son
Hannibal
What is the 200 yr span of peace in Rome called
The Pax Romana
How many Punic war campaigns were there
3
When was the first Punic war and what did it involve
Over Sicily in 264
When did the roman republic begin
509
When were the 12 stone tables made
451
Conquered roman areas were called
Provinces
Who ruled Rome and for how many terms
2 consuls, 1 yr terms
What were the 10 plebeian officials elected called
Tribunes
What was the upper class called
Patricians
When did Caesar die
44 BC
What was Caesars greatest accomplishment
Taking over Gaul
When did Caesar become dictator for life
When he marched on Rome in 49 BC
Who were the other two men that were part of the old triumvirate
Pompey cracius Caesar
Who killed Caesar
The senate
Who split the empire into 2 pieces
Diocletian
Who embraced and spread Christianity
Constantine
What are the names of the three Italian islands
Sicily Corsica Sardinia
Who inhabited northern Italy in 700
The Etruscans
Who inhabited Rome in 700
The latins
Ago conrtolled southern Italy in 700
The Greeks
What river severs northern Italy
The Po river
When is the official fall of the Roman Empire
476 AD
What were the large portions of land owned by patricians called
Latefundia
What are the two seas bordering east and west
Adriatic E Tyrrhenian W
Who fought Rome in The Punic wars
Carthage
What mountains are to the north of Italy
The alps
Who took over Rome in 600
The Etruscans
Who ruled for a six month span in times of war
A dictator
How many senators were there
300
How did families work
Male was the leader
Woman had little rights
Great need for large families
How did education work
Most learned to read and right
Rich would buy tutors
When did rome take control of Italy
264 BC
How did the roman army work
Citizen soldiers put into legions
5,000 citizen soldiers with no pay per legion
What happened to conquered lands
They kept their land and gov. But had to acknowledge roman rule and taxes
When was the second Punic war and what happened
Hannibal went around the alps and defeated the Romans in the north, but then Rome sent troops to Carthage while their defenses were down. Carthage lost all land except for their capital in 216
In 149 what happened in the 3rd Punic war
Carthage broke the treaty and was anhnihilated
