Chapter4️⃣ Flashcards
In what year was the city of Rome founded?
753 BC
According to legend, what two brothers founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
What were the two main social classes of ancient Rome?
patricians and pleabians
What became the symbol of the king’s authority in early Roman
society?
Fasces
In what year was the Roman Republic founded?
509 BC
What was the most powerful body within the governmental structure of
the republic?
Senate
What power did tribunes get to exercise over unjust acts of patrician
off icials?
Veto
What was the name of the Roman law that was written down and placed
in the Roman Forum?
Law of the twelve tables
What was the name of the plebeian assembly that gained the power to
pass laws binding on all the people of Rome, regardless of their social class?
Tribal Assembly
What man led the defense of Greek colonies against Roman expansion in southern Italy?
Pyrrhus
From the description of the Greek historian Polybius (p. 84), list the dif- ferences between Carthage and Rome at the outset of the Punic Wars.
Carthage: superior sea, survived mercenary troops
Rome: superior land and political system, relied on solders fighting for own land not money
Over what island was the First Punic War fought?
Sicily
What famed Carthaginian leader invaded Rome by an unexpected
march over the Alps into northern Italy?
Hannibal
At what battle during the Second Punic War did the Roman general
Scipio decisively defeat the Carthaginians, making Rome the master of the western Mediterranean world?
Battle of Zama
What responsibility did the publicans have in Roman society?
Collecting taxes
