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regal period

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753-509

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republic

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509-27

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empire

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24-476

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what was the last king in the regal period

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tarqin the proud

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how many kings were there? The last three were from where?

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7 kings the last three are eustrcans

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area north of rome is called

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eutruscia

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area south of rome is occupied by who during the regal period

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greek city states

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Early rome socitey

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agricultural, conservative

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Life in rome had a ______ - ____ relationship

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patron client relationship– everyone owed eachother

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Patrictians were often what?

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polictical figures, rich people, however, being rich doesn’t mean you were a patritian, many rich were also plebs

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Popular Assembly

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Early system in rome where “citizens” had popular votes and senate ratified decision

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The “triangle” of the early rome monarchy was?

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Citizenship-Land-Military Service… They were all connected and supported eachother

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Census

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Was used to count population, but more importanlty, to index land for taxes and other

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Proletarii

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People who could not server in the army of early rome because they did not have enough land, their only vaule was their own labor

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Who was the “hero founder” of the roman republic

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Brutus, however more poeple were involved in this realitsitically

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Roman Citizens

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Could hold office, most poeple are not citizens

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What did the Quaestars do and where could they go from there?

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They delt with state finances, and the army. Thet could go to the Senate from there

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What did The Tribune of Plebs do and where could they go from there

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They could veto laws. 10 were chosen every year to move the senate

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What did the Senate do and where could they go from there

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Debated and prepared laws. There never was a set number for the number of senators. It ranged from 500-900 people.
They could go to Aedile or skip Aedile and go straight to Praetorship

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What did the Praetorships do? Where could they go from there?

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They were judges. From there, they could go to Provincal Governer or go to Consulship

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What did provincal government do? where would they go from there

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They could to to consulship.. This was a later addition to the cursus annorum

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What did consuls do? Where could they go afterwards

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Leader of army, presided over senate. They could move on to Censor afterwards

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What did censors do

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Conduct censuses, oversee morale of senate

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Who appointed the Censors?

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Senate, the censors had to be former consuls.

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What is it called when senators are kicked out of their positon by censers
Degradation
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Dictators were appointed by who and had to have held what office?
Senate, consul
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Alexander the greats empire got split into what three portions when he died?
Antrigated, Salucid, Telemate
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Who ruled the Antrigated portion of alexanders former empire?
Phyrrus, located in greece/the west
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Where was the telmate portion of the former alexandrian empire located?
egypt
30
Who took dictatorship for only 15 days reluctantly
Cincinatus
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How long did the romans take to take over the nothren part of italy?
200 years
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Conflict of orders
a battle between pats and plebs. Plebs won because they refused to fight in the army. They got the 12 tables and the tribune of the plebs
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How did rome rule conquered areas?
they didn't tax them heavily, but made them give soliders for the army
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How did officers communicated with centurions
flags and music
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How long did it take for rome to take over the south
25 years
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how did rome take over the south so fast?
sided with a single side in local affairs and went from there
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Tarentum
Greek city state that was in quarrel with a smaller city state, rome sided with the little state. Tarentum calls in Pyrrhus from greece to help
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Two battles against tarentum
280- A phyrric victory for Phyrrus. in 79, another phyrric victory for phyrrus happend
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What avantages did rome have over phyruss and tarentum
man power and innovation
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What wedge shaped battle strategy did rome use against phryruss and tarentum
Phaylanx, it was used to break lines of the enemy
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Roman army classes (5)
``` archers builders scouts skirmishers sappers - seige specialists ```
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What artillary did rome use
Balitsti- crossbows | catapults
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what was the term used to decribe when rome killed every 10th man in the army as punishment?
Decimation
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What were the three main weapons of the army?
Pilum- javilen designed to break on impact gladius- shortsword scutum-shield helmet0 had a brim to deflect sword blows
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Who were the major historians of the punic wars? where were they from
Polybius- from greece, came to rome as hostage | Livy- rome, but came much later after punic wars
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When did the first punic wars happen
264-241
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when did the 2nd punic wars happen
218-201
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when did the 3rd punic wars happen
149-146
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When did carthage begin
815bce
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Peoni where what?
Citizens of Carthage
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What forced rome to have a navy
the first punic war beause carthage beat them in naval warfare
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Who did rome become involved with between the 1st and 2nd punic war?
spain
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What were the best mercenaries the carthaginians had during the second punic war?
New Median calvary
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What did Hannibal pick up on his way across the alps to attack rome during the second punic wars?
Allies, as it was his best hope to defeat rome
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What ambush killed three legions of roman soliders?
The ambush of lake trasimeme
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What was romes greatest defeat? what year? How many died?
Canae in 216 70k died
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why did carthage win the battle of canae?
Hannible chose the location and fought the romans downhill with the sun in the romans eyes
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Who was appointed dictator during what year of the 2nd punic wars??
In 216, Tabius Maximus "Conctaor" "the delayer"
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how did rome turn the tables after the battle of canae?
They used gorilla warfare, and attacted allies of hannibal to get them to change sides
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An agreement with what nation forced hannibal to return to carthage?
New Media
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What war was essentially the final war of the punic wars which caused hannibal to flee
Battle of Zama in 201. Hannibal sought support from the kind of pursia.