Ancient Rome Flashcards
(45 cards)
What are the four primary sources of the roman empire?
The mosaic, the adequat, the carving of a stone and scripts from Roman writers.
How far did the roman empire go?
From the middle east and north africa.
What ar the two famous Roman towns.
The Pompeii and Herculaneum town.
What happened to Pompeii and Herculaneum?
The cities erupted because of a near volcano called mount Vesuvus and another eruption happened killing 5000 people.
What is the Senate?
The senate is government chosen by the citizens of Rome.
What are two classes?
The patricians and pleibians.
Who were the patricians?
The patricians were rich people who were landowners.
Who were plebeians?
The pleibians were poor people who ordinary workers and farmers.
Who weren’t known as citizens?
Women and slaves were not known as citizens.
Who were slaves?
Slaves were criminals or citizens whoms countries were conquered by the Roman Empire.
Who was an important general from the war?
Julius Ceasar.
Who took over after Julius Ceasar?
Julius Ceasar’s adopted son Augustus.
How was the roman empire separated?
By provinces.
How was the roman army divided?
By legions
How many soldiers were in each legion?
5,000 soldiers
How many years does a soldier have to serve?
Sixteen years
Who would especially be a soldier?
The son of a soldier
Name the backup soldiers
Auxilia.
How would people go to Rome?
By the Appian Way
Why couldn’t they put ashes in the Appian way?
In case it polluted the sacred places.
What was used to keep feet from being dirty if the road was filthy?
Stepping stones
What was the Forum?
The Forum was the main market to shop do business and chat.
What was the Via Sacra?
The holy road through the Forum.
What would soldiers do in the Via Sacra?
Soldiers would be in their chariots and behind them were slaves he captured.
