Chapter 1- Rome Flashcards
What year was the monarchy?
753 B.C. to 509 B.C.
What year was the republic?
509B.C. to 27 B.C.
What year was the empire?
27 B.C to 476 B.C.
Who fought in the Trojan war?
Troy and Greece
How did Greece get into the city of Troy?
They built a huge wooden horse as a pierce offering and snuck out of it in the night.
Who left the city of Troy to go to Italy .
Aeneas , his father, and his son. Aeneas wife was killed trying to leave the city.
What is the apple of discord.
The apple of discord is a golden apple whic had the
Who founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus , but Romulus killed Remus. So Romulus was the first king.
Who was the first and last king of Rome?
1st-Romulus 7th-Tarquinius superbus
What is a republic?
A 2 consul , one senate government
Dictator?
Appointed for a short period of time during hard times.
What did Spartacus do in 80 b.c.?
He led a slave revolt
(Not a question) Julius Caesar was appointed dictator and then refused to step down from power.
He was assassinated on March 15 , 44 B.C. Also known as the Ides of March
What happened after Julius was assassinated?
There was a civil war.
(Not a question) Octavius became the first emperor of Rome
The first five emperors were 1-Octavius -first emperor 2-Tiberius (didn't want to be emperor , moved to Capri) 3-Caligula -insane 4-Claudius -stuttered 5-Nero-saw the flames
