Midterm 1 Important Dates Flashcards
When was Livy alive?
64? BC - AD 17 (born in North Italy)
Who was Livy?
Wrote stories of the origins of Rome told to him by Romans (cannot necessarily believe him), writing during the time of Augustus, establishes what it means to be a Roman
When did Livy write “From the Foundations of the City”?
Between the 1st century BC - 1st century AD
When was Rome founded by Romulus and Remus?
April 21, 753 BC
When was the Battle of the Champions?
Around 5th century BC
When was the Rape of the Sabine Women?
750 BC
How long was the span of the Seven Kings of Rome?
From 753-509 BC
When was the Rape of Lucretia and the Tarquin expulsion?
509 BC
When was the conflict of orders?
Between 5th - 4th century BC (500-400)
When was the first Secession of the Plebs?
494 BC
When did the Plebs demand codification of laws?
Between 451-450 BC
When did the Plebs gain access to political leadership?
367 BC
When did the Plebs get relief from debt slavery?
Abolished in 362 BC
When was Corniolus a bad exemplum of virtue?
5th century BC
When was Cincinnatus living on his farm from being impoverished?
462-461 BC
When was Cincinnatus appointed dictor?
458 BC
When was Polybius born?
200 BC in Southern Greece
Who was Polybius?
Greek writer who was deported to Rome after the 3rd Macedonia war in 168 BC, writes about the importance of mixed/ separation powers
When was Cicero born?
106 BC in Arpinium
When was Cicero a trial lawyer? first public office (quaestor)? Aedile? praetor?
81 BC, 75 BC in Sicily, 69 BC, 66 BC
When was Cicero’s (new man to Congress) first consulship?
63 BC
When did Cataline lose his bid for consul?
65 - 63 BC
When was the First Catilinarian Oration?
November 7, 63 BC
When did the Catilinarian conspirators get round up?
December 5, 63 BC
When was the time of Sallust and what did he write about?
86-35 BC; wrote famous account of Catilinarian debate
When was Julius Caesar born?
100 BC Roman patrician
When were Caesar successful elections early in his career?
Successful in the elections of 63 BC, praetor and Chief Pontiff in 62 BC
When does Cicero go into exile?
58 BC
When is Caesar first consulship?
59 BC
