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Final Exam Flashcards

1
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Roman commoner

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plebeian

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2
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an officer of the king who carried his symbol of power (fasces)

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lictor

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3
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two chief magistrates elected to rule the Republic

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consuls

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4
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representatives chosen to protect the rights of plebeians

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tribunes

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5
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Roman official who supervised public morals

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censor

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6
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first Roman laws written and displayed in the forum

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Laws of the Twelve Tables

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7
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first Roman magistrate sent to govern a province (either name)

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praetor/ pro-consul

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8
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amulet given to a Roman boy or girl 9 days after birth

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bulla

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9
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citizen-spy; set up by Tiberius (Roman gestapo)

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delator

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10
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chief priest; established by Numa

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Pontifex Maximus

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11
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bodyguard of the emperor

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Praetorian Guard

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12
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son of Hamilcar; general of Carthage

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Hannibal

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13
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man who saved Rome at the Pons Sublicius

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Horatius

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14
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day that Caesar was murdered

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Ides of March

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15
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man who burned his hand to scare Lars Porsena

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Caius Mucius

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16
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brothers (just last name) who tried to reform Roman laws

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Gracchi

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17
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Roman censor who opposed the growth of Greek culture

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Cato

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18
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dictator who returned to his farm after defeating the Aequians

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Cincinnatus

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19
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solider under Pompey; conspired to murder Caesar

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Marcus Brutus

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20
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led rebellion of gladiators

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Spartacus

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21
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consul who changed the citizen army into a professional army

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Caius Marius

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22
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consul taken captive when he led an attack against Carthaginian armies

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Regulus

23
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first general to use the Roman army to take Rome itself captive

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Sulla

24
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Hannibal’s brother; slain at the battle of Metaurus

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Hasdrubal

25
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founder of Carthage; clever with an ox skin

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Dido

26
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sister of Ptolemy; made Mark Antony lose his mind

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Cleopatra

27
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king of Syria; plotted with Philip against Rome

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Antiochus

28
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consul who opposed Julius Caesar; member of First Triumvirate

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Pompey

29
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two cities destroyed by Rome in 146 B.C.

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Corinth, Carthage

30
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the year Rome became “Mistress of the Mediterranean”

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133 B.C.

31
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dictator during the Second Punic War; used tactics that avoided having any open battle with Hannibal

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Qunitus Fabius Maximus

32
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mother of Nero; married for power

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Agrippina the Younger

33
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general who led revolt against Nero

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Galba

34
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founder of the Stoic philosophy

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Xeno

35
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leader of the Huns

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Attila

36
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leader of the Goths that captured Rome

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Alaric

37
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Roman general (of German descent) who ended the reign of emperors in the West

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Odoacer

38
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collected and preserved many Greek and Latin manuscripts

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Cassidorus

39
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nephew of historian; witnessed the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

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Pliny the Younger

40
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Stoic philosopher; unsuccessful in teaching Stoicism to Nero

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Seneca

41
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Adopted son of most famous Scipio; sent to burn Carthage

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Aemilianus

42
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Most famous Scipio; defeated Hannibal at Zama

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Africanus

43
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Daughter of most famous Scipio; mother of Gracchi

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Cornelia

44
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Brother of the most famous Scipio; defeated the Syrians

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Lucius

45
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Consul who led attack on Carthaginians in Spain

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Publius Cornelius

46
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Who said, “Veni, vedi, vici.”

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Caesar

47
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Who said, “The City which had taken the world was itself taken … The Roman world is falling!”

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Jerome

48
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Who said, “Take we the course which the signs of the gods and the false dealing of our foes point out. The die is cast!”

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Caesar

49
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Who said, “Greece, conquered Greece, her conqueror subdued, And Rome grew polished, who till then was rude.”

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Horace

50
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Who said, “All men rule over women, we Romans rule over all men, and our wives rule over us

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Cato the Censor

51
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What was the threefold mission of Rome?

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To conquer, to rule, and to civilize

52
Q

Diocletion divided the Empire into the ___ and ___.

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East and West

53
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Rome reached its greatest extent, in terms of size, under ___

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Trajan

54
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Rome reached its greatest extent, in terms of unity, under ___

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Hadrian

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