Dates Flashcards

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Burning of Sardis

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500

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Rome establishes republic

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509

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2
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Marathon

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490

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3
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Thermopylae and Salamis

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480

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Battles of Plataea and Mycale

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479

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Delian and Spartan Leagues formed with skirmishes

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477

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6
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Beginning of pelopponesianwars

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435

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7
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Persia signs of decline

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404-401

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8
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Kings peace

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387

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9
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Isocrates calls for panhellinism

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380

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Alexander 111 born to Philip and Olympias

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356

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Battle of Chaerona

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338

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Philip assisinated, Alex ascends throne

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336

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13
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Alexander died in Babylon

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323

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14
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First Punic War

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269-241

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Second Punic War

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218-202

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Effective end of Roman republic

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135

17
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Effective rule of triumvirate

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78-46

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Julius Caesar declared emperor for life, too ambitious to murder

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44

19
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Octavian (Caesar’s nephew) becomes emperor, takes name Augustus, establishes Pax Pomana

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44

20
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Traditional date of founding Rome

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753

21
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Where/what Aristotle taught Alex.

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The Prencinct of the Nymphs in the Gardens of Mida
Zoology, embryology, politics, music, ethics, poetry, curiosity, rhetoric, history, magnets, botany, astronomy
How to live
No assumptions, every situation is diff, organize and analyze facts before conclusion

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Monarchical

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  • 2 consuls and other magistrates
  • directed government and army
  • acted as judges
  • could issue edicts
  • acted as chief priest
    Basis of power:
  • possess imperium: the right to rule
  • need for leadership
    Limits on power
  • one year term
  • each could veto
23
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Aristocratic

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Senate
- controlled state budget
- could pass laws
Basis of power:
- members were richest men in Rome
Limits on power
- could not control army
- needed majority as soldiers
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Democratic

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Assembly of tribes. Tribune
- approved/rejected laws
- decided on War
- tribune could veto actions of magistrate
- acted as final court
Basis of power
- provided for most of soldiers
Limits on power
- could not suggest laws
- often paid as clients by the elite