Rome unit test Flashcards
who were the first kings of rome after romulus’ rule
the Etruscan kings
who were the two founders of rome
Romulus and Remus
who was the leader of the rebels that overthrew tarquin
Lucius Junius Brutus
what are the upper class romans called
Patricians
what are the lower class romans called
Plebians
what are quasters
quasters are patricians who are like judges
what is a consul
a consul was a roman leader during the time of the roman republic
how many consuls are there
2
who was the dictator the consuls called on when they were in bad times
Cinncinatus
what is cinncinatus when he is not stepping in as dictator
a patrician farmer
how many people made up the roman senate
300 patricians
what are the 12 tables
the 12 tables are laws that the roman senate made
what can the 12 tables be compared to
the U.S. constitution
how did plebians eventually get a say in the senate
10 tribunes (plebians) were selected to join the roman senate
how many men are in a legion
5,000
what was the dominant gender in roman society
male
who could be members of the roman army
only roman citizens
who could be a part of the roman calvery
upperclass roman citizens
why did rome have a census
for military and tax purposes
how many men are in a century
100
how many punic wars were there
3
who fought in the punic wars
rome vs. carthage
who is hannibals father
hamilcar barca
where did most of the fighting take place in the punic wars
north africa and sicily
why did the second punic war start
carthage invaded spain and rome didn’t want carthage to gain more power
what city was carthage able to take from spain
saguntum
when was the battle of cannae
216 B.C.
who won the battle of cannae
carthage
who was the roman leader during the punic wars
consul varro
who was the commander of the roman army during the punic wars
scipio africanus
