Remander Flashcards
Roman Wars in The East - What was the ongoing conflict in Rome? (3)
1) Kings
2) Leagues
3) Poleis
- Constant appeals to Rome mad to mediate conflict between parties
Roman Wars in The East - What does Rome expect friends and allies to do?
1) Ask permission to act and do what they are told
Roman Wars in The East - What happened from 150-148 BCE?
Rebellion in Macedon was destroyed
Roman Wars in The East - What happens after the rebellion in Macedon is destroyed?
1) Macedon becomes a province for Rome
Roman Wars in The East - What happens in the main city of the league? and when did it happen?
1) Final War vs Achean League ( Corinth) - main city
2) Corinth was destroyed in 146BCE
Roman Wars in The East - What was the result of the Final War vs Achean League?
As a result of Corinth being destroyed (main city), Greece was added to Romes provinces of Macedonia (TOTAL GREEK CONTROL)
Why was Rome so successful in capturing the Mediterranean? (3)
1) Political Factors
2) Diplomatic Factors
3) Military Factors
Why was Rome so successful in capturing the Mediterranean - Elaborate on Political Factors (1)
1) Tradition to instability, competition, and appeal to outside powers in the Hellenistic World
Why was Rome so successful in capturing the Mediterranean - Diplomatic Factors (3)
1) Wars vs Antigonoid and Seleucids waged with Greek allies
2) Wars are justified by appeal by friends and allies
3) Romans claimed that friends and allies were free
Why was Rome so successful in capturing the Mediterranean - Military Factors
1) Morale of troops and infrastructure due to the constant rotation of officers/ commanders
Roman Religion: The Gods - What were the Romans relationships between Religion?
Like Greeks, Romans worshipped many divine beings
Roman Religion: The Gods - How many Gods did the Romans have?
No set number, however, they believed in multiple Gods - polytheism
Roman Religion: The Gods - Who influenced Roman portrayel of their Gods?
Eustrucans and Greek ideas and art
Roman Religion: The Gods - What did the Roman silver coin (denarious) depict? (3) 42BCE
1) Deities
2) Athena
3) Herakles
Roman sacrifice key players: Officiant what does he do?
an emperor who sacrifices but does not get his hands dirty
Roman sacrifice key players: Victimarious, what does he do?
Victim man or animal
Roman sacrifice key players: Flute Player
Distracts and or focuses Gods
Roman sacrifice key players: Priest
Pontificies: Releases incense, heruspex (takes out organs) says correct words to the prayer
Religion and Politics: (4)
1) Social-political elite are the priests
2) Magistrates required to perform religious rituals
3) People down the chain had less duties regarding religious rituals
4) In imperial period, emperor is worshipped as a god (divus)
Religion has political consequences (Gibbs Box 10.2; pg. 232)
Rome: Late Republic: - When did it take place?
133-31 BCE
Rome: Late Republic - What were the major developments?
1) Political and economic problems
2) Further exapnsion of the Roman empire - increased power of individual generals
3) Political violance - civil wars 1 BCE
Political and economic problems - What was the relationship between rich and poor
growing in divide
Political and economic problems - T or F - Tribunes of the plebs begin to use concilium plebis against the wishes of the senate
T
Political and economic problems - What caused pressure for political influence?
Rise of the middle of non-senatorial business men
Competition for Offices - How many position were available for office in the lower tiers (cursus honorum) and the at the top
many positions at the bottom, few and the top
Roman expansion in the late republic - Who competed to run the campaign that lead to these ludacris campaigns in the 1st BC
Roman Magistrates and Politicians
Increased power for roman generals - From the end of 2BC what advantage did generals have over the recruits to the army?
Any Roman could enlist EVEN if they did not own any property. These men looked to be promoted
Political Violance - Name the two circumstances
1) Tiberius Garcchis 133BCE
2) Gaius Garcchis 121 BCE
MURDERED BY POLITICAL OPPONENTS
First Civil War- Where (3)
Fought between
1) Marius
2) Sulla
3) And their supporters
When did the first Civil War take place?
88BC - 81 BC
First Civil War - Where did they march on women
Sulla marches on women twice to secure power
