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Roman Origins times

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Circa 1000-509 bc

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Name the three periods in roman history

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Roman Origins
Roman Republic
Roman Empire

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Roman Republic times

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509-31 bc

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Roman Empire times

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31 bc-476 ad

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Three things that were about the geography of Rome

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Protection for Rome and Italy
Unification of Italy under Rome
Farmin and Trade

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Three things that provided protection for Rome and Italy that are geography related

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Alps
Seas
Poor harbors in eastern Italy

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Geography: protection: alps

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Barrier to the north

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Geography: protection:seas

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Barriers to the other 3 sides

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Geography: protection: poor harbors in eastern Italy

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Little interference from cultures to the east

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Geography of Rome: two things about the unification of Italy under Rome

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Rome located centrally on peninsula

Apennine Mountains run north-south

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Geography:Italy under Rome: Apennines running north to south

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Not a barrier of unification of the peninsula

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Geography: farming and trade two things

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Fertile soil and mild climate

Central location in Mediterranean

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Geography: farming and trade: fertile soil and mild climate

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good for farming

No need to import food stuffs

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Geography: farming and trade: central location in Mediterranean

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Good for trade

Launching point for expansion

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The Etruscans

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Taught the Romans

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Etruscans: taught Rome

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Arch in architecture
Drainage and sewer building
Phalanx military formation

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The latins:

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Legend of founding Rome in 753 bc

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Latins founding Rome :

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Romulus and Remus were twin brothers who founded it

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Story of Romulus and Remus founding Rome

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Ordered drowned by uncle who wanted throne
Instead raised by she-wolf
Grew up and killed their uncle
Romulus killed Remus in a fight over ruling the city

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Two social classes

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Patricians

Plebeians

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Patricians

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Nobles

Controlled government of republic

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Class: Patricians: controlled government of republic two ends

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Executive power

Legislature

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Patricians: controlled govt: executive power

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Two consuls elected for a one year term

Elected by adult male patricians

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Patricians: controlled govt of republic: legislature two parts

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Senate

Assembly

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Patricians: controlled govt of republic: legislature: senate
Upper house About 300 patricians Served for life Controlled by about 12 families
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Patricians: controlled govt of republic: legislature: assembly
Lower house All free, adult males who could afford weaponry All acts had to be approved by senate
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Classes: plebeians
Common people Few rights and little power Continuously threatened to break off from Rome and create their own city Over centuries they were granted more and more rights
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Plebeians: few rights and little power
Cant run for public office Couldn't marry into nobility(patrician class) Little say in creation of laws
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Other elected Roman officials
``` Aedils Censors Dictators Praetors Quaesters ```
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aedils
Ran city | "Local govt"
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Censors
Keep track of citizen lists | In years later took charge of public morality
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Dictators
With absolute power | We're elected by the senate in times of emergency to rule for 6 months
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Praetors
In charge of administering justice
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Quaesters
In charge of roman finance
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Plebeians earn greater rights: the growth of democracy in Rome
Assembly Public offices Tribunes Twelve tables
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Plebeian rights/ democracy: assembly
Senate can no longer veto laws made by assembly
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Assembly was also known as
The comitia
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Plebeian rights/democracy: intermarriage
Plebeians were given the right to marry patricians
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Plebeians rights/democracy: tribunes
Right to elect tribunes | These were officials with veto power over the senate
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Veto in Latin means
I forbid
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Plebeian rights/democracy: twelve tables
Laws were written down This protected plebeians from biased judges 450 bc
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From Rome to Italy
386 bc
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Rome to Italy: 386 bc
Gauls from the north plundered and burned Rome | Rome got rid of the Gauls by paying a large amount of gold
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Rome military
Great soldiers Well-trained and highly disciplined All volunteers Dedication was used
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Rome military ability; great soldiers
Volunteers better rank if you had more money Poor were given armor but were not well respected and put in the front
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Rome military ability: decimation
``` Death by 10s Random Count off Killed by random soldiers too Units with this were some of best ever ```
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Infrastructure
Military Roads radiated from Rome
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Infrastructure: military roads
Troops could be sent quickly to quell unrest in any area Dual purpose – roads came to allow quick and easy travel by a tax collector traitors travelers and officials Public funds dedicate to the building and read maintaining of the republics infrastructure
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Strategy: divide and conquer
Rome's fear Rome's solution How it was done
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Romes strategy
Divide and conquer
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Strategy: divide and conquer: rome's fear
Allies and colonies would unite against Roman contact
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Strategy: dividing conquer: Rome's solution
Keep groups under Roman control disunited
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Strategy: divide and conquer: how it was done
Forbade alliances between them | Separate privileges and treaties
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Treatment of conquered peoples
Concord people were treated well | How colonies were used
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Treatment: treated well
Some received full Roman citizenship including suffrage | Some control their own affairs but paid tribute and gave soldiers to Roman army
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Treatment: colonies
Rome establish colonies in Concord areas, each protected by Garrison of Roman soldiers Republic encouraged intermarriage
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Treatment: colonies: intermarriage
Led to the spread of Roman culture and language
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What was the Roman language
Latin
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The legend of Cincinnatus
He was a Roman console in the early Republic He leaves the office after falsely accused of corruption by political rivals and retires to his farm in the country After Rome was attacked by a group of hostile tribes that is returns from the country to lead rome as a dictator Defeats enemies in two weeks Lays down sword and returns to his farming Seen as ideal Roman leader
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Or the plebeians or patricians higher in social rankings
Patricians

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