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Roessler Unit 1 Ch 3 Flashcards

1
Q

What Law allowed for one of the two consuls elected each year to be a plebeian?

A

Lex Licina-Sextiae

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2
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When was the Lex Liciniae-Sextiae passed?

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367 BC

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3
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Who was the first plebeian consul?

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L. Sextius Laternus

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4
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When was L. Sextius Laternus, the first plebeian consul, elected?

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366 BC

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5
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What Law made it so that plebiscites had to apply to everyone, and couldn’t be ignored by the Senate?

A

Lex Hortensia

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6
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When was the Lex Hortensia passed?

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287 BC

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7
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What Roman dictator passed the Lex Hortensia

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Quintus Hortensius

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8
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When did the Romans defeat the Latin League at the Battle of Lake Regillus?

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496 BC

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9
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Because Rome’s neighbors had little to no representation/reward for providing soldiers for Rome, this War started.

A

Great Latin War

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10
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When was the Great Latin War?

A

340-338 BC

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11
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When was the Battle of Mt. Vesuvius?

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340 BC

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12
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During the Battle of Mt. Vesuvius, what Roman general sacrifices himself by riding straight into enemy lines, inspiring his men to win the battle?

A

Plubius Decius Mus

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13
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What was Publius Decius Mus’ act of sacrifice called?

A

Devotio

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14
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Certamen buzz word for this group of people: “hill tribe”

A

Samnites

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15
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What hill tribe lived near the Appennines mountains, and came into war with Rome three times?

A

Samnites

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16
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The 1st Samnite War was fought over this city.

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Capua

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17
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When Samnium invades this tribe, Capua gets involved, which brings Rome into the fray and ultimately starts the 1st Samnite War.

A

Sidicini

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18
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What city literally surrendered to Rome so that they would protect them against the Samnites during the 1st Samnite War?

A

Capua

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19
Q

When was the Battle of Caudine Forks?

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321 BC

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20
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During which battle was the Battle of Caudine Forks?

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2nd Samnite War

21
Q

Who was the leader of the Samnites that ambushes the Romans through a mountain pass in 321 BC?

A

Gavius Pontius

22
Q

Name the infamous father of Gavius Pontius who warned him not to mess with the Romans, but Gavius humiliated them anyways after capturing them.

A

Herennius Pontius

23
Q

How did Gavius Pontius humiliate the Romans at the Battle of Caudine Forks?

A

By making them go under the yoke

24
Q

When was the Via Appia created?

A

312 BC

25
Q

Who created the Via Appia?

A

Appius Claudius Caecus

26
Q

What did the cognomen “Caecus” mean?

A

“Blind”

27
Q

What two cities did the Via Appia initially connect?

A

Rome and Capua

28
Q

What cities ran along the Via Appia after being fully extended to Brundisium?

A

Rome, Capua, Beneventum, Tarentum, Brundisium

29
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When was the 3rd Samnite War?

A

298-290 BC

30
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When was the 1st Samnite War?

A

343-341 BC

31
Q

When was the 2nd Samnite War?

A

326-304 BC

32
Q

Although this war was named after only one hill tribe, Rome actually fought all of Italy in it as well.

A

3rd Samnite War

33
Q

When was the Battle of Sentinum?

A

295 BC

34
Q

Who committed “devotio,” like his father, at the Battle of Sentinum to inspire his men to win the battle

A

Publius Decius Mus

35
Q

What was Southern Italy called during the time of Ancient Rome?

A

Magna Graecia

36
Q

When Rome sails through this bay, Tarentum becomes spooked enough to start the Pyrrhic War!

A

Bay of Tarentum

37
Q

Who from Greece does Tarentum ask for help against the Romans?

A

King Pyrrhus

38
Q

Pyrrhus was the king of what small nation in Greece?

A

Epirus

39
Q

When did Alexander the Great die?

A

323 BC

40
Q

Pyrrhus of Epirus was related to Alexander the Great in what way?

A

He was Alexander’s second cousin

41
Q

Who was the first to use elephants agains the Romans?

A

Pyrrhus of Epirus

42
Q

What did the Romans call “elephants?”

A

Lucanian oxen

43
Q

How do the Romans fight against Pyrrhus’ elephants?

A

By tying rope around its legs and pulling them down

44
Q

When was the Battle of Heraclea?

A

280 BC

45
Q

When was the Battle of Asculum?

A

279 BC

46
Q

In this battle of 279 BC Pyrrhus famously declares “Another victory like this and I’m lost!” - hence being the origin of the phrase “Pyrrhic victory”

A

Battle of Asculum

47
Q

What battle was in 275 BC?

A

Battle of Beneventum

48
Q

When does Rome defeat Pyrrhus at Beneventum, making them the sole ruler of the Italian peninsula?

A

275 BC

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