Chapter 11 Flashcards
Who fought in the Punic wars
Rome and Carthaginians
Where did the Punic war take place
Sicily
Who were the gracchi brothers
Reformers
What did Caesar do after he seized power
Building projects
Centralized military under his control
Named himself dictator for life
Gave property to soldiers in his army
What was Augustus’s government
A monarchy disguised as a republic
Who was Tacitus
A famous imperial historian
What was the most popular religion in the Roman Empire before Christianity
Cult of Isis
Where was the cult of Isis from
Egypt
What religion was popular with soldiers
Mithraism
Could women join Mithraism
No only men
Who were the essences
A sect of Jews
What does Christ mean
The anointed one
Who did Christianity appeal to
Lower classes women and urban populations
Who led the most serious slave uprising in roman history
Spartacus
Who was Sulla
General who seized Rome
Slaughtered thousands of his enemies
Strengthened the power of the wealthy at the lower classes expense
Who conquered Gaul
Julius Caesar
What is a republic
A form of gov in which delegates represent interests of various constituencies
How long did the roman republic last
More than 500 years
Who traveled from Troy to find/ start Rome
Aeneas
What did the senate do
Advised the council
Ratified all major decisions
Who wielded civil and military power during the republic
Two councils
Who elected the consuls
Patricians
What could plebeian tribunes do
Intervene in all political matter
Veto unfair measures
How long could a dictator who was appointed rule
Six months
Latifundia
Enormous plantations ruled by wealthy elites
What does Augustus mean
Divine or semi divine natures god
What was the basic code for citizens
Twelve tables
What was the foundation of the Roman Empire
Agriculture
Who invented concrete
Romans
Who was the main deity in roman gods
Jupiter
Who adopted stoicism in roman culture
Cicero
Did the cult of Isis admit men and women
Yes
Who was Isis
Goddess of benevolent a and protection
Who fought in the Jewish war
Jews or Palestine against Seleucid and Romans
Who was largely responsible for the rapid spread of Christianity
Paul of tarsus
Who was Mithras
God in Zoroastrian mythology
Popular with Roman soldiers
Who limited the amount of land anyone could hold
Tiberius gracchus
Who was Cicero
Orator and writer
Contributed to stoicism
What was a popular philosophy in Rome
Stoicism
What river was the kingdom of Rome located
Tiber river
Patricians
Rich classes
Plebeians
Commoners
Who advocated land redistribution ( a general)
Gaius Marius
Brothers who supported land redistribution
Gracchi brothers
Who centralized control and claimed dictator for life
Julius Caesar
Where did stoicism come from
Geeks
Who stares Pax Romana
Stares under Octavian/Augustus role
What was Pax Romana
Roman peace
Who was Octavian ( another name for him)
Augustus
Who are pater familias
Eldest male of the faintly ruled
According to legend who established the kingdom of Rome
Romulus
Etruscans was ruled by
Powerful kings
Who dominates the roman republic
Patricians
