Rome Flashcards

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Hannibal invades Italy
218BCE
battle of cannae roman defeat
hannibal lead carthgian troops through the alps

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2Nd punic war Begins

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> Rome Vs. Sicily
264 BCE
main battles fought at sea
carthage asks for peace and gives up sicily

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1St punic war

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149BC

Rome destorys Carthage

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3rd punic war

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Contributions from Greece to make roman society and culture

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1) inhabitatied islands of silicly and corisca and the southern tip/ penisula
2) Magna Gracesia- GraETWER GREECE

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Contributions from the etruscans to roman society and culture

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WRITTEN LANGUAGE
ARCHITECTURE
ENGENENEERING TECHNUQUE
GODS AND GODDSSES

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4 REASONS WHY ROME FELL

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INFLATION’
LACKED NEW MATERIALS
FOOD SHORTAGE
DIESASE SPREAD

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what were soldiers like in the army of rome

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1) well trained
displine
citizen soldiers
expected to provide their own weapons
work without pay
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during roman EMPIRE legions were had about how many men

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6,000

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during the roman REPUBLIC how many men were there?

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4,000 to 5,000 heavily armed men

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what were some of the causes of the Punic wars?

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Rome wants more power
rome is a rival with carthage
carthginian and roman forces stand off on Sicily at Messana

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what were the long term effects of the punic wars?

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Expands its size & contibuites to the civil wars
republic eventullay falls
paves the way for the empire

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short term effects of the punics wars

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rome becomes more powerful
gains control over the medd sea
carthage is destoryed

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flaws in the roman government

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1) rich and poor were not equal in the government
2) Tiberius (wanted to resitrisubute to the poor)
3) Gauis Gracchus (supported land reform, Wanted to decrease food rations, commits suicide)

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who was marius

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General & consul 7 times
paid and equpped soldiers
granted land to veterans

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14
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who was Lucius Sulla

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(roman warlord)
marches on rom,e with and army in 82bc and thinks hes a dictator ( little bitch)
dictator for 2 years gets 1000 political opponets killed

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First triumvirate 60 BCE

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ceasar sent to gaul
crassus sent to syria
pompey sent to spain

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Ceasars reforms

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selected as dictator for life 
ex[pands senate
created jobs 2 help poor
started colonies were people without land could own proerty
increased salary of soilders