EXAM H Flashcards
romulous
Man of roman legend who
s brother was remus
Abandoned in feild
adopted by shewolf
Remus
brother to Romulous and gets killed by romulous
Jupiter
cheif God
God of the sky
Mars
God or warfare and harvest
venus
goddes of love and beauty
apollo
God of sun, truth, medicine music, poetry
Latins
From central Euorop who moved south twards rome
Etruscians
Moved from northern Italy
Etruscans known for
building structures/ roads
metal weapons
military tactics
reasons for rome conquering Italy
1 A powerful, disciplined, trained army, became a most effective fighting force.
2 The ability to move troops efficiently.
3 Wise treatment of conquered peoples (kind).
Carthage
western enemy of rome preventing rome from moving west
I punic war
Rome spies on Carthage’s ships
Rome wins and gains Cicily, Sardenia, Corsica
whom did rome conquer to gain control of Italy
Etruscans, Latins, Gauls, and Greeks
II Punic War Cannae
Army of 50,000 Men and 37 elephants led by General Hannibal
Rome had 90,000 lost 80,000
Carthage had 50,000 lost 6,000
II punic war Battle of Zama
Rome defeats carthage
Carthage pays rome indemnity for 50 years
Cato
Roman senator who demanded carthages complete elimination
III Punic war
3 year war that emlimenates carthages’ population from 500,000 to 50,000
Scipio
Roman general who led conquests in spain, and north africa
4 effects of mediterainian conquest on rome
Greek culture
Wealth to rich people
ruined small farmers
made army more professional
the romans conquered these to get in control of METN
EGS
Egyptians
Greeks
Syrians
Tiberius Gracchus
proposed giving conquored land to the poor
Got killed by the senate
Gayus Gracchus
Tiberius’s brother who takes up the reform and also is killed
I Stage of Civil war
Marius Vs Sulla
Marius— leader of poor
Sulla—–Leader of Rich
Rich win
I triumverate (second stage) Leaders
General Pompey- first member
Marcus Crassus- 2d member
a) richest man in rome
b) led his own military conquests
Julius Caesar- 3d member
a) suporter of poor
b) powerful military efforts
Problems
Crassus dies in battle
Pompey wanted control so he made Julius Caesar a public enemy
Julius caesar moves his army back from gaul and overtakes pompeys army
Petolomy
beheads pompey and gives his sister Cleopatra to Julius caesar
Cessarion
Caesar’s and Cleopatra’s Son
Julius Caesar accomplishments
Granted Citizenship to provences
Adopted Julian Callender
Decreaced unemployment
Offered veterans Conquored land
offored releace of debt
pushed colonization
ran finances efectivly
cicero
opposed to the I triumverate
Assasination
Cassius Originated conspiricy
Decimus Marcus Brutus
Julius Caesar died on March 15 44 BC
II Triumverate
Marc antony 1st member
octavian- 2d member
a) 18 years old
Lepidus
a) one of Caesar’s former generals
Land
Antony- East
Octavian- Western Euorope
Lepidus- North Africa
This causes lepidus to leave
Tention
Antony cheats on Octavia with cleopatra, They both commit suicide
Octavian is named Caesar Agustus
Begins Roman Empire and Pax Romana
Caesar Agustus Reforms
Maintained Peace
Stable Gov
Governed provences wisely
Fair Taxes
Developed trade industry
Construction, and science, art and lit
Caesar Tiberius
suspicious
rulled from Capri
appointed sejanus to rule
livilla wife of his son drusus cheats with sejanus
Tiberius kills them both
Caligula
Mentally ill
power hungry’
cut off heads of gods and put his head on them
named his horse console
wasted all the money
Praetorian guard killed him
Claudius Caesar
well respected
Added britain as a provence
expelled all jews from rome
Messilina
Claudius’s wife. They both cheated on the other
Aggrepina
marries claudius and makes sure her son Nero beats Brittanicus
poisons Claudius with mushrooms
Nero
Tyrannical overlord
killed: mother, paul, peter,
Said to have burned down rome
blaimed christians
Galba
led military to kill nero
Peter
one of Jesus’s Desciples, killed by Nero
Paul
Christian missionary killed by nero
Seneca
Nero’s tutor who fell out of favor and was forced to commit suicide
John the revilator
One of Jeus’s deciples who Domition tried to kill
Otho
Ceaser Jan through April of 69 AD
Vitellis
april - dec 69 Ad
Vespasian
Sends Gen Titus to destroy jerusalem
Titus
Built Colesseum
79 AD Vesuvious Erupted Burying Pompeii
Domition
Tried to kill John
Thought he was a god
nerva
good caesar
Caesar Trajan
One of the strongest leaders
Largest territory
Hadrian
Diaspora of Jews
Constructed walls to protect empire’s borders
Antonius Pious
Good Ceaser
Marcus Aurelius
Last Caesar of Pax romana
Stoic philosopher
Persecuted Christians
Diocletioan
Devides empire
Last caesar to persecute christians
Constantine
Became christian
Edict of milan ended persecution
Romulous Agustus
Last Caesar of Empire
Political fall of Rome
Corrupt government
Empire to vast
rivalry over rule
Economic
Farmers abandon farms
Large farms hurt trade
Slabvery- unemployment
Taxes
Social
Sepparation of Rich and poor
Decline in Population
Military
warlike spirit declined
Hired professional soldiers
Army was too controlling
Visigoths
Spain
Ostogoths
Italy yugoslavia
Vandals
N africa
Franks
France
Anglo saxons
Britain
Burgundians
Switzerland
Alimani
Germany
Heruli
Italy
Suevi
Portugal
Huns
Savages from Asia
Attila the hun
Led army that Terrorized Europe