Rome: Republic to empire Flashcards
What is a form of government in which citizens elect their leader
Republic
What is another phrase for “Roman Peace”?
Pax Romana
What is made of three rulers who share equal powers
Triumvirate
What is another term for an ordinary citizen
Plebeian
What does it mean to veto something
To reject or say not to
What is a large group of roman soldiers called
Legion
What is the head of a roman republic called
Consul
What is a tribune
An elected official who protects the rights of ordinary citizens
Who is the member of a ruling class
Patrician
Who are the government officials that interpret laws and serve as judges
Praetors
What does it mean to be a dictator
To have all power
Who were the Etruscans
Rich miners and traders from the north of Rome who influenced Rome in many ways
How did the Etruscans influence Rome
Building styles, road types, clothing changes, and more effective army
How did the Greeks influence Rome
Growing olives, the alphabet, and art
Who were the two brothers that were orphaned as babies and raised by a she-wolf
Romulus and Remus
Who founded Rome
Romulus
How many men made up a Legion
6,000
How did the Romans treat conquered people
Fairly
What modern government did we learn was modeled after the republic in Rome
The United States Government
What are the 12 tables
Romes first written laws
What was the “rule of laws”
Everyone should be treated equally
How many Punic wars were there
3
Who was Hannibal
The great general of Carthage
What was the outcome of the last Punic war
Hannibal and his army were defeated, and Carthage was no more
Who was the general that force Marius out of power
Sulla
Who was Spartacus
Gladiator who led the slaves to revolt in the 70s B.C
Who were the members of the first triumvirate
Crassus, Pompey, and Caesar
Why was Caesar crossing Rubicon such a big deal
It was known by all an act of ware
Overall, were the citizens happy when Caesar became dictator
NO :(
What year was Caesar assassinated
44 B.C (the ides of March, March 15th)
Who was all involved in Caesars death?
Cassius and Brutus
Who were the members of the second triumvirate
Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus
Who was the battle of Actium between
Octavian and his army vs. Antony and his army/Cleopatra
What was the outcome of the Battle of Actium
Victory by Octavian’s army
What happened to Cleopatra and Mark Antony
They committed suicide days apart from each other
By killing Caesar, did people accomplish what they wanted and avoid the falling of the republic
No, the republic still fell and a dictator rose
Who became dictator after Caesar
Octavian
What does Augustus mean
The majestic one
How long did Pax Romana last
200 years
Who were the Julio Claudian emperors
Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero
Who were Vespasian and his sons
The last of the “bad” emperors (Domitian and Domitilla)
Who were considered the good emperors (THAMN)
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
Who ruled during the time when the Roman empire was at its largest
Trajan
How big was the Roman empire by 100 A.D
3.5 million square miles of land
