Rome Flashcards
Geography of Rome
Location helped trade and expansion to surrounding countries on Mediterranean
Easy to unify
Senates in the Roman republic
Most powerful governing party was the senate it’s 300 members were all patricians
Job was to make laws
Consuls in Roman republic
Supervised the government and commanded army
Only served 1 term
Dictator in Roman republic
In event of war senate can choose a dictator to control for 6 months then had to give up power
Cincinnatus
Famous Roman dictator, who organized army and led Rome to victory over attacking enemy’s he did his duty and returned to farmland within 16 days
Plebeians demand equality
The bulk of population had little influence on gov
Breakthrough happened when Pelicans protested that they didn’t know laws because they were not written down
Gained right to elect own officials-tribunes to protect interests
Tribunes could veto laws
Effects of plebeians
Common people gained influence in gov and won safeguards for their own rights.
Roman gov legacy
Veto senate and cheaks on political power
Role of woman in Rome
Could run variety of businesses
Gained greater freedom could go to public events with hubby
Education in Rome
Boys and girls learned to read and write
Wealthy Romans hired tutors
Rhetoric was important subject for boys wanting to pursue political career
Treatment towards enemies- Rome
Treated them with justice
Protection of vast lands Rome
Posted soldiers throughout lands
Built networks of all whether military roads that link to Rome
Punic wars
Wars between Rome and Carthage
First Punic war Rome won many land
Second Punic- Carthage wanted revenge led by hannible won 15 years of battles
3- Romans wanted revenge beat Carthage at last took over western Mediterranean
What started Punic wars
Conflicts with Carthage and expanding Rome
Imperialism
Establishing control over foreign country
Social and economic effects of expanding empire
New wealthy class of Romans emerged
Farmers had many troubles and fell in to debt were forced to sell land
Restless class of unemployed
New wealth increased corruption
Cesar’s reforms
Lucnched program of public works to employ the jobless and gave public land to poor
Gave citizenship to more people
Introduced new calendar
Why was Caesar assassinated
Enemies feared he was becoming to powerful
Pax Roma
Roma rule brought peace order and unity.
People moved easily in Roman Empire spreading ideas
Roman poetry
Poets satirized Roman society
History in Rome
Wrote down history in own ideas and themes
Romans engineering
Excelled in engineering, created roads bridges and harbors which lasted after the fall of empire
Built Aqueducts that brought water to Roman cities from hills and
Roman religion - Jewish
Jewish delegated themselves rejected influences
Persecution of Christianity
Romans weren’t tolerant of Christianity suspected Christians were disloyal to tome because they wouldn’t make sacrifices,