PTOFTLR Flashcards
what offices did ceaser hold?
- quaestor
- aedile
- praetor
- consul
- dictator
- pontifex maximus
what is a popularis politician
- they are politcians whos primary goals are to pass reforms that benefit the roman people
how did ceaser publicise his gaullic campaign?
- dispatches to the senate
- minting coins
- commentaries
what is imperium?
- offical power represented by fascaes
what is auctoritas ?
unoffical power
influence
what is amicita?
a form of friendship political or personal
what is inamicta?
emnity between people
what is libertas
political freedom of citizens
what were the different elected magisteral offices
- quaestor
- aedile
- preator
- consul
- tribunes of the plebs
what does novus homo mean
new man with no famous ansetors
what were the defferent tiers of roman society?
- slaves
- freedmen
- plebeians
- equestrians
- senators
- patricians
what were the role of the publicani
private tax collectors
whats the practice of manumussion
the practice of a master freeing a slave
what do patrons provide for thier clients
- money
- legal support
- food
- land
what do clients provide for thier patrons
- votes
- pysical protection
- communication
why was amicitia important in roman society
- part of the mos maiorum and crossed generations
- enabled the abitly for alliances to be formed on a temporary basis during elections and legislation voting
why were political campaigns so expensive and bitter
- high stakes and goals
- increased competion due to sulla reforms
- yearly elections
- money needed
what are the different types of assembiles?
- concilium Plebis
- comitia tributa
- comitia Centuriata
how many centuries does the assembly have able to vote
- 193
what was the function of the comitia centuriata
- to elect senior magistrates
- to vote on war and peace
how many tribes were there able to vote in the comitia tributa
35 tribes
how many urban tribes were there in the comitia tributa?
4 tribes
how many rural tribes were there in the comitia tributa ?
31 tribes
what was the function of the comitia tributa ?
- to elect aediles
- to elect qauestors
- voting on most consulular legislation