Lesson 8 Review Flashcards
left his plow to be dictator
Cincinnatus
common citizens; “plebs”
plebeians
“Behold how little we Romans care for pain when it is to defend our country”
Mucius
Identify the starred island on the map:
Sardinia
The first consul of Rome who watched his two sons executed for treason
Junius Brutus
The Etruscan king who fought with Tarquin against Rome
Lars Porsena
power to prevent the passing of a law; Latin: I forbid
veto
Lucius Quinctius; called incinnatus (“curly haired”)
Cincinnatus
Identify the starred island on the map:
Cyprus
Identify the starred island on the map:
Corsica
Caius Marcius; patrician general; hated plebeians
Coriolanus
Name the 7 hills of Rome
Palatine, Capitoline, Aventine, Caelian, Quirinal, Viminal, and Esquiline
left his plow to be dictator
Cincinnatus
He burnt his hand to show Roman courage
Caius Mucius
burnt his right hand to prove loyalty to Rome
Caius Mucius
Why were dictators elected occasionallly in Rome?
Republican Rome was normally ruled by two consuls, each of whom had the right to command an army. Their powers were limited constitutionallly and by the fact that two of them shared equal power. In times of great emergency to the state, the Senate could appoint a dictator with absolute and sole power.
powerful Roman family; killed by Veientians
Fabii
“Give me two good men to help me, and I will hold the bridge…”
Horatius
What Etruscan king gathered a large army to help Tarquin recapture Rome?
Lars Porsena
king of Clusium of Etruria; fought Romans
Lars Porsena
Who held back the Etruscan army while the Romans cut down the Sublician Bridge
Horatius Cocles
wealthy, upper class citizens
patricians
defended the Sublician Bridge against invasion
Horatius Cocles
elected representative of the plebs
tribune
What could tribunes do to laws they didn’t like?
Tribunes had veto power, which means they could prevent laws from passing.
He held off the Etruscans at the bridge
Horatius
noble who defended the plebeians and found a new city
Fabii
Why was the act of Horatius, Spurius, and Lartius so courageous
Three men held a bridge against a force of thousands, a bridge that was being torn down under them by the Romans. Their actions showed that they cared more for Rome than for their own safety.
Date of the founding of the republic
510 BC
Identify the starred island on the map:
Crete
Identify the starred island on the map:
Sicily
Why were dictators elected occasionallly in Rome?
Republican Rome was normally ruled by two consuls, each of whom had the right to command an army. Their powers were limited constitutionallly and by the fact that two of them shared equal power. In times of great emergency to the state, the Senate could appoint a dictator with absolute and sole power.
Lucius Quinctius; called incinnatus (“curly haired”)
Cincinnatus
What did Coriolanus want plebeiansto exchange for food during the famine?
He wanted the plebeians to give up their tribunes, which would force them to give up the little power they had.
