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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

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Degradation

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Dictators were appointed by who and had to have held what office?

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Senate, consul

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Alexander the greats empire got split into what three portions when he died?

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Antrigated, Salucid, Telemate

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Who ruled the Antrigated portion of alexanders former empire?

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Phyrrus, located in greece/the west

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Where was the telmate portion of the former alexandrian empire located?

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egypt

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Who took dictatorship for only 15 days reluctantly

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Cincinatus

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How long did the romans take to take over the nothren part of italy?

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200 years

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Conflict of orders

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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?

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they didn’t tax them heavily, but made them give soliders for the army

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How did officers communicated with centurions

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flags and music

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How long did it take for rome to take over the south

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25 years

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how did rome take over the south so fast?

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sided with a single side in local affairs and went from there

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Tarentum

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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

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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

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man power and innovation

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What wedge shaped battle strategy did rome use against phryruss and tarentum

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Phaylanx, it was used to break lines of the enemy

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Roman army classes (5)

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archers
builders
scouts
skirmishers
sappers  - seige specialists
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What artillary did rome use

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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?

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Decimation

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What were the three main weapons of the army?

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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

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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

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264-241

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when did the 2nd punic wars happen

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218-201

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when did the 3rd punic wars happen

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149-146

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When did carthage begin

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815bce

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Peoni where what?

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Citizens of Carthage

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What forced rome to have a navy

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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?

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spain

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What were the best mercenaries the carthaginians had during the second punic war?

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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?

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Allies, as it was his best hope to defeat rome

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What ambush killed three legions of roman soliders?

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The ambush of lake trasimeme

56
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What was romes greatest defeat? what year? How many died?

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Canae in 216 70k died

57
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why did carthage win the battle of canae?

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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??

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In 216, Tabius Maximus “Conctaor” “the delayer”

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how did rome turn the tables after the battle of canae?

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They used gorilla warfare, and attacted allies of hannibal to get them to change sides

60
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An agreement with what nation forced hannibal to return to carthage?

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New Media

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What war was essentially the final war of the punic wars which caused hannibal to flee

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Battle of Zama in 201. Hannibal sought support from the kind of pursia.

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