Roman Empire Flashcards
Who founded Rome?
Twin Brothers Remus and Romulus founded the city of Rome
Republic
the people were able to choose some of the officials
Romans that having a republic would ….
prevent any one individual from gaining too much power
Senate
Most powerful governing body made up of powerful landowner class called Patricians
The Patricians elected
Two consuls who supervised the business of government and commanded the armies
How many terms could a senate serve?
One term and had to approve each other’s decisions
Because of Senate this established a system of
“Checks and balences”
Plebeians
farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders who made up the rest of the population that had little power
The tribunes could
veto laws which allowed more plebeian voice and eventual representation grows
Twelve Tables
made it possible for plebeians to appeal a judgement by a patrician judge
Patriarchal
Father has control
The Romans were
polythetic
Citizen soldiers
fought without pay and supplied their own weapons
