Roman Law + Roman Army Flashcards

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name the 4 periods of roman law in order

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primitive
formatice
classical
vulgarizing

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_________ law is straightforward application of what the actual law is

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primitive

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3
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we gon add something about classical law here lol

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classical alw

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in ________ law they come up with civil procedure, the concept of the formulation fo the problem

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formative

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5
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formative law offers a formula to act as a guide for _______

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judges

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in ________ law there is ashortage of lawyers, often trying to apply law without actually understanding it

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vularizing

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7
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who decided on lawds

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the govvy decided

although most passed by judges

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8
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true or false

rome had juries

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false

only judges no jury

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9
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in trials, what was a roman invention reguarding what could be dicsussed during trials

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  • the only thing you can argue about at the trial is the problem (roman invention) - nothing else can be discussed other than their innocence or lack thereof
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10
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what did romans emply to deal with specific court cases such as treason, poisoning, murder, bribery and forgery, rape

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permanent courts

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11
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who could make use of roman law

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only roman citizens

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12
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what is a delator

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(snitch) who helped giving evidence or information for convict someone

Became notorious for bringing people to trial/pointing fingers

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13
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what did roman wills contain

(hint, one of the things is snarky af)

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Inheritance n shit
Extensive descriptions about how they want to be buried
Dead person writes out their opinions of everyone they know, often quite spiteful - they read it out at funeral

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14
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________ are bodyguard to the emperors

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Praetorians

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15
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_________ were the ones selected for battle - heavy infantry

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legions

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16
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_________ are other forces other than legions who are non-roman allies

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Auxiliaries

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17
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how long did legions serve

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one battle season

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18
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legions paid for their own ______

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equiptment

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19
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post-punic wars, the term legions changes in what way

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legions becomes a subgourp under its assigned commander

The same group of soldiers tended to be recruited as group into the same legions whenever drafted

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20
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_______ is a roman member of the legion

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legionary

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21
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what were the rwuirements to enlist

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Onely male “landed” roman citizens
No criminal record
Had to take physical

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22
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what were the benifits of legionaries

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Pay for the year was usually around minimum wage
When you looted a city it was divided among the soldiers

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23
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soldiers who verved bravely could get what

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could be voted “retirement benefits” money, land, or both

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24
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______ was a roman commander who persuaded rome to make changesa to the roman army

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marius

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marisu proposed no _______ requirement so that every roman fould fith
land
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marius said each commander should have to do what
recruit their own army
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marius proposed that what should cgange reguarding equioptment
Equipment provided by the state - each soldier carries their own equipment (used to be a slave that carried it)
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marius wanted to make ______ permanent
legions
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the _________ was made as a symbol of each soldiers legion, became something to be proud of
eagle
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marius proposed that soldiers had to do what before they started fighting
4 months manditory training
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marius wanted soldiers to have the opportunity to do what
get promoted to a higher rank
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after marius' reforms came the ______ army
imperial
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the imperial army ential a fixed term of _______ years and _______ benefits
20 years retirement benefits
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how did pay change for imperial army
increased
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in the imperial army, legions were no longer attached to specific ______ or ______
regions or commanders
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in the imperial army ______ _____ were allowed to enlist
non citizens
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in the imperial army, what was forbidden
marriage
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how many auxillaries were there compared to legionairies
equal
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the auxillaries could be voted what
retirement/full citizenship
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how many years did an auxillary have to serve to gain full citizenship
25
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why would you probably choose to be a praetorian guard over the other millitary positions
Better benefits 3x annual pay, better retirement package 16 years service Frequent cash gifts
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before, everyone elected in office becomes a ______ for _______ new law created restricts this
senator for life
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after a law passed there was a _____ senator limit envoked
300
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who chooses who gets to be a senator
censor
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Had to be ___ years old before you could run for office
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after you've been elected, you need to take a ______ year _______ before you're elected to something else
three year pause
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what is the Senatus consultum ultimum (SCU
the final decree of the senate gave consul power to do what the senate wanted to do
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During punic war, _____ were ally with rome _____% left when hannibal came along _____% stayed loyal as they fought against hannibal with basically no reward
italians 20% left when hannibal came along 80% stayed loyal as they fought against hannibal with basically no reward
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Now once you become a senator, you cannot be directly involved in ________ how did this affect the people
buisness/trade New class of romans who seized this opportunity (rise of middle class and billionaires within like 5 years)
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_______ are Upper Class people who are not politician(people wealthy enough to be able to buy a horse)
equestrians
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Senate becomes worried about ________ because they are gaining power
equestrians
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what is a publicani
Someone who provides public service for a profit used by roman govvy to do large scale projects Eg. need someone to build 300 warships - publicanis will bid for it
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in the early second century the tribunes of the plebs could now do what
not only vito things but alos propose things
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what did scipi0 amilianus known for
defeated hannibal and wanted to be the one to deal with carthage wanted to be elected consul Senate said he cant run for consul cause hasn't been an idile or pretor tribune vitoed it
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tiberius wanteds to run for office, how did the senators feel about this
favour any other candidate but him
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tiberius runs for ________ cause he gets rejected to be anything for office
tribune - were he can vito anything
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tiberius proposed the public land bill, what did it entail? how did was it radical
rome takes back land from italy that is public and gives it to people who dont own land and are poor- once they have land theyll now be able to join military Had been leasing it to wealthy romans’ plantations for things like vineyards Making his proposal radical asl, cause this land was technically public but also being used
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why does tiberius want to get elected for tribune every year
so no one can sue him
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at the 2nd election tiberius is in, what does the senate do out of fear of tiberius' ideas?
the senate swoops in and 200 ppl die including tiberius land bill continues
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Gaius gets himself elected ten years later with what goal?
had entire program designed to attack the senate (all things they would hate) - stripping them of their support from lower and upper classes
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Gaius also proposes _____ ______
free land
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what is the grain law proposed by Gaius?
govvy in charge of keeping the bread cheap so that poor ppl can always afford bread this is bad cause the patrons used to use bread to keep their clients - he's basically saying you don't need them anymore
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what is Gaius' road building proposition
unding for building roads - anyone unemployed now has job building roads
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to pin the equestrians aginst the senate, what is Gaius do
Proposes that equestrians should be allowed to serve on juries and judge court cases knew senate would oppose it which would offend equestrians
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what does Gaius propose to pin the italisn against the senate
All italians should become roman citizens if senate refuses: this alienates them from the rest of italy - offended many poor romans
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what happens to Gaius
roman senate kills him and 3000 of his followers
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true of false, gaius and tiberius are examples of populares
true
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what is a populares
politicians who used the people, supported the people, and tried to intro laws that benefited them
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the senate was only ___________ but people usually followed their wishes
advisory
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what does curus honorum mean
hierarchy
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during the war with hannibal and for 2 decades after, roman officials searched for signs of _______ in allied cities and punished them for it
disloyalty
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roman officlas also god paranoid about a _____ of the god _______, and forbbidded its practice
cult for bacchus
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true of false romans were agaisnt slaves
naw fam used them all the time to the point that the slaves revloted and became a threat to their hold on italy
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how many times was guius tribune
three times
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what did opimius do?
ordered the attack on gaius and his followers
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how did opimus defend his prosecutions
by the "decree of the senate" whihc is basically to do what is considered necessary to maintain social order without consideration of the rights of citizens
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gaius and tiberius shifted the thought in rome; it was thought that if ______ leader could get a ________ _______, they could gain power
popular leader large following