Rome Flashcards
where was the foundation of Rome?
the Italian Peninsula surrounded by seas
what rivers were in Rome?
Po and Tiber
who were the early peoples of Italy and what did they give to society?
Etruscans around 900BC
and they gave religion, art and architecture
when was Rome’s legendary founding?
753B.C
what did the religion in Rome start as?
ancestor worship
Greek mythology was adapted to be know as?
Civil religion/ state worship/emperor worship
the Roman government was?
- Early kings
- The republic
- empire
who was last king?
Tarquin the Proud was removed by a revolt. He was the last kind and then a republic was established
who was the first Emperor?
Octavian(Augustus)
Roman law was _________ based
civil not religious based
The Roman laws clashed with what concept of law
Christian
patricians were the _____________
upper class, original citizens
plebeians were ______________
lower class, original outsiders, conquests of Rome, hostile to Roman ideals
As Rome became more powerful the patricians needed the cooperation of the plebeians.
TRUE OR FALSE
true
patricians had to make more concessions. what three thing did they have to change?
- the political balance of power
- social foundation
- moral values
The first civil was was __________vs________
Mauris VS Sulla
Marius was the ____________
Hero of the armies
Sulla was the __________
Hero of the Senate
the first Trumvirante
Crassus: the richest man in Rome
Pompey: Senator and military
Julius Caesar: hero of the plebians
the empire of Rome.
The Julio-Clausian Dynasty was…
- Augustus: Emperor when Christ was born
- Tiberius: emperor when Christ was born and sent piolate.
- Calugula: crazy
- Claudius: weakness for women
- Nero:a moral monster
the barracks emperors
the __________ government was gone
constitutional government
How many emperors did they have in 20 years?
50
What did barbarians begin to do?
taking territory and invading Rome
What percent did the tax burden reach
25%
What religious group savagely and publicly torches
Christians
Diocletian (284-305 AD)
what did he do?
He divided the empire into two halves east and west
What did Diocletian begin
the Great Persecution ( maiming of Christians)
What was responsible for the fall of the Roman Empire?
- Political: indifferent and corrupt government that overreaches
- Economic: High taxes high inflation high unemployment
- Social and moral: Discontentment with inadequate substances, homelessness, jobless, inhumanity, and immorality and violent glaterator games
- Religious: not a main religious group to many religions and different beliefs
- Military: The military got to big and different
