roman empire Flashcards
when did rome overthrow the etruscans and establish a republic
509
how many years would the roman republic last
500 years
what does the republic do
the republic keeps any one individual from having too much power
what was the republic dominated by in the early parts
patricians
what were the wealthy people called
patricians
what were the common people called
plebianss
the patricians controlled the government through … Senate
hereditary
how many people were there in the senate
300
who chose the consuls each year
senate
how many consuls were there
2
what was appointed by the senate in times of crisis for six months with absolute power
dictator
when were the 12 stone tablets made
451
what did the 12 stone tablets do
they were the codification of roman laws
what year did the plebeians gain the right to elect their own officials
around 450
what was the assembly of tribes
10 tribunes
what could the 10 tribunes do
veto
as time went on, what did the plebeians force the senate do
elect plebeians as consuls
2000 years later what government adopted most of the roman governement
american
what was the basic unit of society
family
who was the head of a household
male
true or false. there wasnt a great need for large families
false
what was a large family needed for
military
true or false. women had less rights in roman society than greek society
false
what year did rome control most of the italian peninsula
270 BC
what was the order of the people conquered by rome
etrucans, greeks
who did the greeks seek help from
king pyrrhus king of epirus
what is a victory that is not complete
pyrrhic victory
what year did rome rule all of italy
264
what was a basic military unit
legion
how many soldiers were there in it
5000
true or false. conquered lands were able to keep their government money and customs
true
what does punicus mean
phoenician
who was carthage mainly settled by
Africans and Phoenician traders
what was the time span of the punic wars
264-146
what was the time span of the first punic war
264-241
what was the first war fought over
sicily
what did carthage eventually do
sued for peace
what did rome gain from the first war
corsica, sardinia, sicily
who was the famous carthage general from the first war?
hamilcar
what was the time span of the 2nd punic war
216-210
who was the general from carthage in the second punic war
hannibal
what did hannibal do
marched from spain across the alps with elephants
what did rome gain after the 2nd punic war
spain
what was the time span of the 3rd punic war
149-146
what happened in the 3rd war
carthage was burned down
who convinced the senate to destroy carthage
cato
what did rome do to make governing the empire easier
divided it into provinces
who ruled the provinces
proconsuls
what are the 3 prizes of war
grain(tribute)/treasure/slaves
what were large astates created by rich
latifundia
true or false. the small farmers gained in this period
false
what was the first triumvirate
caesar, pompey, crassus
what is caesar most known for
gaul wars
when was crassus killed
53 BC
who did pompey ally himself with
senate
what was caesar called when he entered rome
dictator for life
which emperor continued caesar’s reforms
augustus
when did augustus die
14 AD
when was the pax romana
27 BC-180 AD
who did the pax romana start and end from
augustus - marcus aurelius
what are small chips of stone and glass to make a painting
mosaic
what are aqueducts
carry water from reservoirs
who was the roman historian
pliny the elder
who wrote a medical encyclopedia that was used until the 1400s
galen
who had a theory of earth being the center of the universe
ptolemy
who split the roman empire
diocletian
when did diocletian split the empire
284 AD
when did Constantine gain the throne
312 AD
what did Constantine do
move capital to Constantinople
who united the huns
atilla the hun
when did rome fall
476
