Governance, Citizenship, Orders Flashcards
What does SPQR mean? and what does that mean?
- Senatus Populus Que Romanus (the Senate of Roman People)
- Means that the Roman people are citizens
What does Res Publica mean?
- Public Matters
Who were Roman Citizens? and what were their duties?
- Roman citizens were free adult males
- Their duties were to Vote and go through military service
How could you tell from a citizen to a Non-Citizen?
- Citizens used to wears Togas
Who were the Non-Citizens?
- Freed people and Slaves
What were the 3 Classes of Citizens?
- Patricians
- Equites
- Plebeians
Who were the Patricians? and what were they referenced as?
- The Senators, who were the Elites and billionaires
- They were known as “The Fathers”
Who were the Equites? and what were they referenced as?
- People who were involved in military or business (millionaires)
- They were known “Equestrian” / “Knights”
Who were the Magistrates in the Republican Period?
- Power sharing among the Upper Class
What are some facts about the Magistrates?
- Elected positions
- Multiple individuals in the same position
- 1 year positions
What was the Cursus Honorum? and some facts about the process
- It was the stages in a political career
- It was an expensive process, but very prestigious
What were the names of the different voting assemblies?
- Comita Centuria
- Comita Tributa
- Comita Plebis
Facts about the Comita Centuria (wealth base) and who did they vote for?
- Composed of 193 centuries, organized according to age and wealth
- They met in the Campus Martius
- They voted for Higher Magistrates
Facts about the Comita Tributa (Geography base) and who did they vote for?
- Open to all citizens, based on geography organized in 35 “tribes”
- You had to present to vote
- They met in the Comitium
- They voted for Lower Magistrates
Facts about the Comita Plebis and who did they vote for?
- Similar organization as comitia tributawith 35 tribes, but included ONLY plebeians
- They voted for Tributes with VETO
