Factual Knowledge Flashcards
A collection of all the established knowledge as obtained from other sources. Historical facts, current laws, agreed upon policies etc.
How did the Roman Empire respond to the catastrophic fire in 6 AD?
Augustus established the vigiles, a barracks system initially manned by freedmen to allow quicker response to outbreaks of fire in the city
What is the aerarium militare?
A treasury set up by Princeps Augustus in 6 AD to pay bonuses to retiring legion veterans. The treasury was financed by a 5% tax on inheritances, a system said to have been suggested in Julius Caesar’s memoirs.
What was the Bellum Batonianum
A revolt started by Illyrian tribes in Dalmatia and Pannonia in 6 AD against the Romans.
The war lasted 4 years until 9 AD.
(add information on why it started and whether the goal was achieved)
When did the first historically confirmed workers’ strike occur?
The first workers’ strike occurred on November 14, 1152 BC under Pharaoh Ramses III in ancient Egypt.
What was the Lex Papia et Poppaea and what were the penalties for not following it?
The Lex Papia et Poppaea was a Roman law introduced in 9 AD to encourage and strengthen marriage.
Introduced by consuls who themselves were unmarried, the law prevented celibate people from receiving inheritances and the real property would instead be transferred to the state unless the subject obeyed the law within one hundred days.
Even those who were married but had no children could only receive one half of their inheritance. Attempts to evade this part of the law via adoption were declared to be ineffectual.
It also became common for the Senate and the emperor to give, as a privilege, the advantages that this law afforded those with children.
Who is Cai Lun?
Cai Lun was a Chinese inventor and eunuch court official of the Han Dynasty who is credited as the inventor of paper and papermaking in its modern form.
Paper, along with the compass, gunpowder, and printing, are considered China’s Four Great Inventions.
