Chapter 3: Romans Flashcards
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{Roman History}
-Founded in [753BC] by \_\_\_\_\_\_
-Roman Eras:
1] Roman Kingdom [753-510BC]
-\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ was the last Roman King.
-He was exiled out of the Rome and thus the rein of kings ended
2] Roman Republic [510-44BC]
-Ended when \_\_\_\_\_\_ came to power in [44BC]
3] Roman Empire [44BC-1453AD]
-Ended when Constatinople was taken.
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- Romulus
- Tarquinis Suberbus
- Julius Ceasar
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{Phalanx Army System}
- Greek System of Fighting
- This fighting system was abandoned by the Romans in [______] because of the change in the location that wars were happening on.
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-[300BC]
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{3 Line System}
- Roman Fighting Style
- It had 4 lines of men
- Used starting [300BC]
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.
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{Technology of Roman Army}
1] First Line (1200 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_)
2] Second Lines (1200 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_)
3] Third Line (1200 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_)
4] Fourth Line (600 \_\_\_\_\_)
- *_______ = 60 Men
- *_______ = 120 Men
- *_______ = 4200 Men
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1] Velite Skirmishers
2] Hastati
3] Principes
4] Triarili
- *Centuria
- *Maniple
- *Legion
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{Roman Army}
-_______ [107BC]: Allowed landless and poor to enter the Army.
Military became a service paid career.
**After 25 years of service, Roman citizen soldier will receive land while those who are non-citizens receive citizenship.
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-Reforms of Marius
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{Casta}
- Also known as a “______”
- The Casta ws influential because design of Medieval Castles were based on them
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-Also known as a “Roman Fort”
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{Parts of a Roman Fort}
1] Fossa:\_\_\_\_\_\_
2] Principia:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
3] Vallum:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
4] Striga:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
5] Hospitum:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
6] Veterinarium:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
7] Fabrica:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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1] Trench 2] HQ of the Fort 3] Stone wall barricade around the Fort 4] Barracks 5] Hospital, only for soldiers 6] Hospital for Horses 7] Fort's Workshop
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{Vindolanda Fort}
- ___________________
- It is built to mark the end of the Roman Empire.
- Part of the Hadrian Wall, the wall was built in [______]
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- Farthest Roman Fort
- [120AD]
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{Vindolanda Tablet}
- Tablets dating from [93-103AD]
- Found in [____]
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-1973
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{Roads}
- Rome had over 300 roads stretching 80,000km
- It was used as a social control for the army and it helped create and sustain the empire.
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.
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{Milestone}
- It is place in every 1.5km of the Road
- Used to indicate the ________ road was built
- It also acts as a Sponsor and maintenance sheet.
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-Used to indicate the Legion and the year that the road was built
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{Parts of Roman Road}
1] Fossa:
2] Pavementum:
3] Statumen:
4] Rudus:
5] Nucleus:
6] Summum Dorsum:
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1] Trench 2] Compacted/Dry Earth 3] Crushed Rocks 4] Cemented Large Gravel 5] sand, smaller gravel, and cement 6] Large stone Slabs
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{Millarium Aureum}
- “___________”
- Shows _________________________
- Located in _______
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- “Golden Milestone”
- Shows the distance of all Major Cities in the Roman Empire
- Located in Rome
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{City of Rome}
- Largest ________ until [1800AD]
- First City to have ___________
- First City to use ______ on a large scale
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- Largest City until [1800]
- First City to have a running water and a sewerage system
- First City to use cement on a large scale.
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{Agustus Octavian}
- First __________
- Adopted son of ________
- Covered the city of Rome with Marble
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- First Roman Emperor
- Adopted son of Julius Ceasar
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{Flavian Theater}
- Started by Vespasian in [_____]
- Finished by Titus in [____]
- Built on Golden House of Nero as a form of declaration that Vespasian is the New Emperor & he is working for the people of Rome
- Used to host Gladiator Shows
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- Started by Vespasian in [70AD]
- Finished by Titus in [80AD]
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{Vespasian}
- Roman Emperor
- He started the __________ in [70AD]
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-He started the Flavian Theater in [70AD]
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{Tidus}
- Son of Vaspasian
- Roman Emperor
- Finished the ________ in [80AD]
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-Finished the Flavian Theatre in [80AD]
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{Nero}
- Roman Emperor
- He became an enemy of the Roman people
- ________ in [64AD]was attributed to him by Historians
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-The Great Fire of Rome in [64AD] was attributed to him by Historians.
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{Trajan}
-Roman Emperor
-Hosted the _________ in Flavian Theatre in [107AD]
>It lasted 123 Days and 10,000 Gladiators were killed
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-Hosted the Largest Show in Flavian Theatre in [107AD]
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{Circus Maximus}
- Started by ________ in [50BC]
- Finished by _______ in [400AD]
- Largest _________ in Rome
- It’s 600m long & has 250,000- 500,000 spectators.
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- Started by Julius Ceasar in [50BC]
- Finished by Constantine in [400AD]
- Largest Public Structure in Rome
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{Cloaca Maxima}
- World’s First ___________
- In use from [_____BC to _____AD]. It served the city for 2400 years.
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- World’s First modern underground sewer system
- In use from [600BC to 1800AD]
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{Philosophy in Rome}
- In [______], Greek Philosophy entered Rome.
- Most Philosophers are Greek with the exception of Pliny
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-In [200BC], Greek Philosophy entered Rome.
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{Posidonius}
- Greek Philosopher/scientist
- Theorized that ________
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-Theorized that gravitational pull of the moon has effect on Earth’s ocean tides.
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{Pliny the Elder}
- Roman Natural Philosopher
- Invented ______
-Invented the first encyclopedia.
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{Aristarchus}
| -First to introduce _______
-First to introduce the Heliocentric model of the universe.
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{Claudius Ptolemy}
- Greek who lived in Alexandria
- The ______ (Theory on movement of the Stars)
- First ________
- The Almagest (Theory on movement of the Stars)
| - First mathematical model of the cosmos
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{Constantine}
| -First Roman Emperor to become _______.
-First Roman Emperor to become Christian
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{Fall of Rome}
- [300AD]: Constantinople became ________________
- [410AD]: _____________, Rome Destroyed for the bronze clips used to hold marble to concrete.
- [500AD]: Rome was desserted and left to its own fate.
- [May 29, 1453AD]: ____________. This is because of the New Technology used against them.
- [300AD]: Constantinople became the new capital of Eastern Roman Empire
- [410AD]: 'Sack of Vigoroths'
- [May 29, 1453AD]: The Eastern Roman Empire ended. This is because of the New Technology used against them.
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{Dates of Roman Era}
* [____] Rome Founded by Romulus
- [____-_____] Roman Kingdom
- [____-_____] Roman Republic
- [____-_____] Roman Empire
* [753BC] Rome Founded by Romulus
- [753BC-510BC] Roman Kingdom
- [510BC-44BC] Roman Republic
- [44BC-1453AD] Roman Empire
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{Dates}
- [300BC]:
- [107BC]:
- [120sAD]:
- [93-103AD]:
- [1973AD]:
- [70AD]:
- [80AD]:
- [64AD]:
- [107AD]:
- [50BC]:
- [400AD]:
- [200BC]
-[300BC]: Roman abandoned the Phalanx System of the Greeks because of the change in Terrain and the 3 line system was used.
Constantinople became the new capital of the Eastern European
-[107BC]: Reform of Marius, allowed poor to enlist in the Army.
-[120sAD]: Hadrian Wall was built
-[93-103AD]: Vindolanda tablet was dated to be from this year.
-[1973AD]: Vindolanda Tablet was found
-[70AD]: Vespasian started building the Flavian Theatre
-[80AD] Titus finished building the Flavian Theatre
-[64AD]: The great fire of Rome
-[107AD]: The Largest show in Flavian Theatre
-[50BC]: Circus Maximus, the largest public structure in Rome was started by Julius Ceasar
-[400AD]: Constantine finished the building of Circus Maximus.
-[200BC]: Greek Philosophy entered Rome
