fome Flashcards
who was rome founded by
romulus and remus
who were the ancestors of the romans
latins, greeks and Etruscans
why did they migrate to italy
to farm
who got driven out from king in 509 BC
Etruscan
what did they vow what Etruscan was driven out
never to be ruled by a monarchy
describe the location of italy
peninsula centrally located in Europe
where does italy extend to
Mediterranean sea
where is rome located
center of italy
capital of italy
rome
rome nickname
the city set on seven hills (along tiber river)
what was the roman government after the monarchy
republic where officials are chosen by the people
republic government
supreme power rests with the citizens who elect leaders
why a repulic
it give equal power
senate
governing body made of 300 members
how long does a senate stay today
6 years
how many members are in a senate
300
how long did senates stay back then
forever
what kind of people were senates back then
wealthy landowners patricians
what were the 2 patricians called that elected to supervise government business and lead the army
consuls
consuls
elected to supervise government business and lead the army
how long did the consuls serve
1 year
what are our present day consuls
cabinet
what do consuls consult
consult with senate but could veto their decisions
veto
overrule
plebians
commons people (farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders)
what was the role of plebeians (vote wise)
they had little say in government and could hold high gov. positions and couldn’t marry patricians
what did the plebeians threaten to do
stop serving army
what did the patricians do when the plebeians threatened
allowed the plebeians to form their own assembly
tribune
officials in ancient rome, who were elected by the plebeians to protect their intrests