Chapter Six Flashcards

1
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the second triumvirate

A

•octavian
•mark antony
•lepidus

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2
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proscription

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public identification and official condemnation of declared enemies of the state. proscription eliminates political enemies and replenish the treasury

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3
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senatorial resistance had been definitively crushed

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battle of philippi

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4
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senatorial resistance had been definitively crushed

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battle of philippi

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5
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the decisive confrontation of the final battle in the war of the roman republic

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•octavian defeated antony and cleopatra
battle of actium

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6
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“princeps” of “first man” a term from the republic meaning

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most distinguished senator

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7
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augustus fundamentally transformed romes political system into a

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monarchy

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8
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augustus’s true source of power

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•controlled the states treasury
•loyalty of the army

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9
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augustus’s military reforms

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•he professionalized the army
•guaranteed soldiers pay and retirement benefits
•he created the praetorian guard

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10
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augustus’s contribution to roman life
what does he establish that’s the first in western civilization

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fire department

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11
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distributed grain, gladiatorial shoes, prevent the citizenry from protesting and rioting

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bread and circuses

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12
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of the principate the goal

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was stability and order not political freedom

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13
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pax romana

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the roman peace

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14
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insane tyrant

A

caligula

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