roman imperialism Flashcards
When was Rome founded?
753 BCE
When is the founding of Rome to the Republican Period?
753 -509 BCE
What are the 5 Key Names?
- Alba Long (city)
- Romulus and Remus
- Rhea Silvia (mother)
- Numitor
- Amulius
Who is Aeneas?
Trojan hero who survives the Trojan War
Which city did Aeneas find?
Lavinium
Who found Alba Longa?
Aeneas song Lulus
Who found Alba Longa?
Romulus and Remus (last in royal line from Aeneas)
Who claimed descent from Aeneas?
Julius Ceaser, (thru him Augustus) and by extension, Aphrodite
How did Romulus populate Rome? (mythology)
- criminals
2. Sabine women
Who are the Seven Kings of Rome? (753-509 BCE)
- Romulus
- Numa Pompilius
- Tullus Hostilius
- Tarquinius Priscus (Etruscan)
- Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquin the Proud)
After the expulsion of the kings and establishment of the republic in 509 BCE who was the King of Rome?
Lucius Junius Brutus
When was there a conflict in Rome with Italy?
3rd and 2nd c. BCE
When was the conflict between Rome and the Latins?
340-338 BCE
When was the conflict between Rome and the Samnites?
326-282 c. BCE
When was the conflict between Etruscans and Gauls?
326-282 c. BCE
What is the early 3rd c. Greeks in Southern Italy?
Kind Pyrrhus: 208 and 279 BCE
When and who was the Punic War with?
Rome vs Carthage 3rd c. BCE
Which three cities does Rome take control of in the First Punic War in 2640-241 BC
- Sicily
- Sardinia
- Corscia
When was the Second Punic War?
218 to 201 BCE
Who wins Second Punic War?
Rome defeats Carthage: becomes dominant power in the western Meditterranean
When is the destruction of Carthage and Final conquest of Greece?
146 BCE
when was the year of the destruction of Carthage and Final Conquest of Greece?
146 BCe
When was the assissination of Roman politician Tiberius Sempronius Graachus? (agrarian reform law)
133 BCE
What years are the social wars?
91-87 BCE
What year are the Mithridatic Wars?
89/88-63 BCE
What are the Mirthridates Wars?
when King Mirthridates (Kingdom of Pontus annexes Roman province of Asia and supports Greek uprising
When was the end of the Republican Party?
1st c. BCE
What was the first Triumvirate?
60 BCE (Caesar, Pompey, Crassus)
What year did Julius Ceasar conquer Gaul (France)?
58-50 BCE
Which year did Caesar first land in Britain?
55 BCE
When did the First Triumvirate break down?
49 BCE Caesar crosses the Rubicon River with his army leading to civil war
Which year did Caesar defeat Pompey’s forces and enters Rome and makes himself dictator?
46 BCE
Which year was the Ides of March? What was it?
44 BCE and Cesar’s assissination by members of the senate
Who make up the 2nd Triumvirate? and When?
43-32 BC Octavian, Mark Anthony, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Triumvirate breaks down and civil war breaks out (Octaavian vs Mark Anthony and Cleopatra)
Which year did Octavian defeat Anthony and Cleopatra end the internal conflicts that followed Caesar’s death?
31 BCE
Which year was the formal establishment of the Principate with Octavian as first citizen in theory, emperor in practice (given title Augustus)
27 BCE
What year was the reign of Augustus?
27 BCE- 14 CE
