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Quiz 1 (Module 1-5) Flashcards

1
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What is Familia, what sense did it create?

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Family, main very close society unit, created a sense of identity and means of support

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What is the Paterfamilias

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Male head of family, eldest male member, had tons of power

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What is the genius

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Protective spirit of the family

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Who is the incarnate represenative of all his familia’s ancestors

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Paterfamilias

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Upon the death of the Paterfamilias, what happens to his sons?

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They become the Paterfamilias of their own familias

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What is the matrona

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wife of the paterfamilias

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7
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Qualities of the matrona (5)

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Respectable, domineering, supportive, virtuous, strong

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What was the primary role of the matrona?

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Provide heirs

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9
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What secondary tasks did Matronas do? (2)

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Run household/slaves, make and craft with wool

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10
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Was the mortality rate high or low?

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High

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11
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What is Alimenta?

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Basically welfare or baby bonus

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12
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Who started Alimenta

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Emperor Nerva

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13
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What did Alimenta provide

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Food and clothing

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14
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Why did Roman leadership create Alimenta?

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They were concerned about declining numbers as the Empire expanded

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15
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Who founded Carthage

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Queen Dido of Tyre

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16
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Where was Carthage founded near

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Tunis

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17
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Which was the wealthiest city in the ancient Med. world

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Carthage

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18
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What was the main reason Carthage was so wealthy

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Trading purple dye

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19
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Did Carthage trade by land, sea, or both?

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Both

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20
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What did Carthage’s military consist of? (2)

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Huge, elite navy and a large mercenary army

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21
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What were Mamertines? Where were they from?

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“Sons of Mars” - Mercenaries from southern Italy

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22
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Which was the land power and which the naval power between Rome and Carthage

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Carthage was a naval power and Rome was the land power

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23
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What is the Corvus and who created it

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Rome created it. Was a plank/walkway that had a long spike at the end, as the Roman ships passed the Carthaginian ships they would put it across onto their ships and use it to cross over and capture the ships

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24
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The Corvus turned a ___ battle into a ___ battle

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Sea, Land

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25
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What is Rome’s first foreign province

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Sicily

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26
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Who is Hamilcar Barce and what was did he participate in?

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Carthaginian noble and commander sent to build a Carthage empire in Spain leading to the 2nd Punic War

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27
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Why was Hannibal Barca so well liked? (2)

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He was a brilliant tactician and lead by example

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28
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Which place was Hannibal the general of

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Spain

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29
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What oath did Hannibal supposedly take as a child

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Never to be a friend to Rome

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30
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What happened during the Battle of Cannae?

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Rome built a massive army and tried to wipe out Hannibal in an open plain near the village of Cannae

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31
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How does Hannibal beat the Romans during the battle of Cannae?

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Using a tactic called the double envelopment

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32
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Which battle was Hannibal’s greatest victory and Rome’s greatest defeat

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Battle of Cannae

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33
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Who was given the agnomen “Africanus”

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Publius Cornelius Scipio

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34
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Which commander finally defeats Hannibal?

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Publius Cornelius Scipio/Africanus

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35
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What happened during the siege of Carthage

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Rome sent a delegation to Carthage to put sanctions on them but saw they were prosperous so they began a siege of the city and destroyed the entire city

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36
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What happened to the men, women, and children after the siege of Carthage?

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Men were killed, women and children were sold into slavery

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37
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What did men commonly wear in Rome?

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Tunic which was basically a long shirt

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38
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What was the formal dress of the Patrician class and wealthier Plebeians

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Long woolen wrap secured by a knot

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39
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What did Senators wear

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Broad purple stripe on toga

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40
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What did Equestrians wear

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Thin purple stipe on toga

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41
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What did boys wear on their toga?

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Purple stipe until reaching manhood

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42
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What did women wear?

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Ankle length, long-sleeved tunic

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43
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What was a stola and who wore it?

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Long garment belted at the waist that is worn above a tunic, worn by women

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44
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What is a bulla

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child’s amulet, meant to provide good luck and protection

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45
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What was pietas

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Respect for authority to the gods, state and family

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46
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What was virtus

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Masculinity, manliness, courage

47
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What was fides

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Loyalty, faithfulness, honesty, integrity

48
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What was clemetia

A

calculated mercy

49
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What was the noblest and most traditional Roman occupation?

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Farming

50
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What is the Mediterranean triad

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Wheat/grain, olives, grapes

51
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What is ard

A

Early plough

52
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What is amphora

A

Shipping container that holds and transports crops

53
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What is age publicus

A

common land owned by the state and often rented out

54
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What is latifundia

A

Plantation usually worked on by large teams of slaves

55
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What is villa

A

Farm estate owner’s residence

56
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What mediums was literature/documents recorded on? (3)

A

Papyrus, parchment, recopied by monks

57
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Were there inaccuracies from the monks recopying?

A

Yes because they were Christian

58
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What is a Roman Military Diploma

A

retirement papers

59
Q

What were the different mediums of art? (4)

A

Sculpture, painting, architecture, daily life

60
Q

What is graffiti/graffito

A

message scratched/painted on wall since walls were often blank in Rome

61
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What did coins tell us about Rome (4)

A

events, victories, emperors, cities gaining citizenship

62
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Did Romans leave a lot of lists?

A

Yes

63
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Are ancient Rome grave finds common? Why/Why not?

A

No, they often cremated their dead

64
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What are the alps?

A

Dominant mountain range

65
Q

What are the Apennines

A

down the centre spine of Italy and limited transportation

66
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What are the two major rivers

A

Po and Tiber

67
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How many hills is Rome built on?

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7

68
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What is Rome’s first stronghold for defense

A

Capitoline Hill

69
Q

Who were the Etruscans (4)

A

Advanced and energetic culture, engineers, religious, great impact on Roman culture

70
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What is Bucchero

A

Etruscan black pottery

71
Q

Who are the Celestial Triad of deities?

A

Jupiter, Juno, Minerva

72
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Who was the last Etruscan speaker

A

Emperor Claudius

73
Q

Who was Aeneas

A

Trojan hero and prince of Troy

74
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Who was Aeneas’ mother

A

Aphrodite

75
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What did Remus and Romulus’ mom claim about their father?

A

She was a Vestal Virgin and claimed she was impregnated by Mars

76
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What did Remus and Romulus’ mom do to them after they were born?

A

Put them in a basket and floated them down the river where a she wolf finds them and raises them

77
Q

Who builds rome

A

Remus and Romulus

78
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Who is Rome’s first king

A

Romulus

79
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How does Romulus kill Remus

A

Quarrel over the city wall, Remus tries to jump over the wall and dies

80
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What three people make up the Romans

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Etruscan, Latin, Sabines

81
Q

What is the name for king

A

Rex

82
Q

What is a fasces and what does it represent

A

bundles of rods/axes and represent the King’s power to beat or execute his subjects

83
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What is the patricians, how much of the pop. did they make up

A

upper class, rich, 10-20%

84
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Who were the Plebeians and how much of the pop. did they make up

A

Lower social class, farmers and craftsman, 80-90%

85
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Were Patricians slaves

A

No

86
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Was the gap between Plebs and Patricians big or small

A

Big

87
Q

What is the term gentes

A

Your clan

88
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What were each tribe required to provide

A

Century of soldiers

89
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Who were the Equites

A

Wealthiest Plebeians

90
Q

What is the name of Rome’s major port

A

Ostia

91
Q

What is the Res Publica

A

Republic of Rome

91
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Who is the last Etruscan king of Rome and what describes him

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Targuinius, cruel, evil, etc.

92
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What is the most powerful legislative body in Roman Republic

A

Senate

93
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What was the tribal assembly

A

Create legislation and non-capital offence appeals, based on geographical location

94
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What is the Cursus Honorum

A

Clear progression and career path of offices to be held in order to become leading Senator or Consul

95
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What is the Aediles

A

Second political office one can run for

96
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How old do you need to be for Aediles office

A

36

97
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What is the Aediles office in charge of

A

Streets, markets, festivals, public works

98
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What was the Praetor in charge of

A

Public law courts

99
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How old to be a Praetor

A

39

100
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What is the consul

A

chief magistrate, commanded the armies

101
Q

How many consuls were there

A

2

102
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What is the tribune

A

Represents rights of the Plebs

103
Q

What is the dictator form of ruling

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1 man rule, unlimited power to safeguard the state

104
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105
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What are lictors

A

Men who accompany the Consuls

106
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What is a triumph

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Procession following a war that was won, sacrifices, parades, etc.

107
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What is the Twelve Tables

A

Rome’s first written law code

108
Q

Who is Horatius Cocles

A

Defended narrow bridge from the Etruscans, destroyed the bridge to stop them and swam to safety

109
Q

What is the latin league

A

Formed to defeat the etruscans

110
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Characteristics of Gauls

A

Tall, blonde/red head

111
Q

Who led the sack of Rome

A

Gauls

112
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Who were the Samnites

A

Italic herdsmen

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