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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

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Upper house
About 300 patricians
Served for life
Controlled by about 12 families

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Patricians: controlled govt of republic: legislature: assembly

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Lower house
All free, adult males who could afford weaponry
All acts had to be approved by senate

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Classes: plebeians

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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

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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

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Aedils
Censors
Dictators
Praetors
Quaesters
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aedils

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Ran city

“Local govt”

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Censors

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Keep track of citizen lists

In years later took charge of public morality

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Dictators

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With absolute power

We’re elected by the senate in times of emergency to rule for 6 months

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Praetors

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In charge of administering justice

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Quaesters

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In charge of roman finance

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Plebeians earn greater rights: the growth of democracy in Rome

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Assembly
Public offices
Tribunes
Twelve tables

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Plebeian rights/ democracy: assembly

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Senate can no longer veto laws made by assembly

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Assembly was also known as

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The comitia

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Plebeian rights/democracy: intermarriage

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Plebeians were given the right to marry patricians

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Plebeians rights/democracy: tribunes

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Right to elect tribunes

These were officials with veto power over the senate

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Veto in Latin means

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I forbid

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Plebeian rights/democracy: twelve tables

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Laws were written down
This protected plebeians from biased judges
450 bc

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From Rome to Italy

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386 bc

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Rome to Italy: 386 bc

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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

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Great soldiers
Well-trained and highly disciplined
All volunteers
Dedication was used

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Rome military ability; great soldiers

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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

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Death by 10s
Random
Count off
Killed by random soldiers too
Units with this were some of best ever
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Infrastructure

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Military Roads radiated from Rome

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Infrastructure: military roads

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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

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Rome’s fear
Rome’s solution
How it was done

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Romes strategy

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Divide and conquer

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Strategy: divide and conquer: rome’s fear

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Allies and colonies would unite against Roman contact

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Strategy: dividing conquer: Rome’s solution

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Keep groups under Roman control disunited

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Strategy: divide and conquer: how it was done

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Forbade alliances between them

Separate privileges and treaties

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Treatment of conquered peoples

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Concord people were treated well

How colonies were used

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Treatment: treated well

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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

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Rome establish colonies in Concord areas, each protected by Garrison of Roman soldiers
Republic encouraged intermarriage

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Treatment: colonies: intermarriage

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Led to the spread of Roman culture and language

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What was the Roman language

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Latin

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The legend of Cincinnatus

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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

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Patricians

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