Test #5 Flashcards
The Roman Empire
753 BCE
Founding of Rome
What were the 2 myths on the founding of rome
Romulus and remus:
- twin sons of mars
- reed basket on river tiber and found by she-wolf
- killed Amulius (banished them)
- romulus killed remus and became 1st king of rome
Aeneas:
- son of venus and man
- escaped trojan war and went on the found rome
- displays desire to connect rome to greece
509 BCE
Expulsion of Kings/monarchy, beginning of the republic of rome
264-146
series of Punic wars (constantine vs rome)
44 Bce
Assassination of julius caesar
27BCE-14 CE
augustus as emperor of rome
33 CE
death of jesus christ
2nd CEntury CE
roman empire reaches greatest extent; period of wall building
313 Bc
Empire reaches greatest extent
467 Ce
fall of western Roman empire
How did the Apennine mountains affect the italiens
- isolated them from each other, however the mountains did not make it so that the Italians did not communicate instead they created boundaries and protection
Who were the Etruscans
master bronzesmiths who exported their finished products all over the Mediterranean.
- built roads, walls,
Who was a source of info from this time period
Livy
WHat was the organization of the roman republic (in order of most power to least)
Dictator
Magistrates:
1) consuls
2) praetors
4)Quaster
4) Aedile
3)senate
Assemblies:
5)centuriate assembly
5) council of plebs
5) Comitia Tributa
5) Comitia Curiata
6) roman people
What did the consuls do
consuls:
-2 men
- 1 year terms
- administered government
-lead army
What did the Praetors do
military, civil law, day to day local law, (2)
What did the senate do
300 men who served for life, advised magistrates, force of law, grew in power over time,, caesar added 600 more during his time to make 900
What did the questers do
handled money
What did the Aediles do
made blueprints/ said that public works should be built
What did the Council of plebs do?
the Council of the Plebeians elected Tribunes of the Plebs, who acted as spokespeople for the plebeian citizens
What did the comitia centuria do
military, appointed praetor
What did the comitia tributa
both patricians and plebs
What did the comitia curiata do
original committee that dated back to the kings, elected praetors and consuls
What did Suo Anno mean
“in his year”
What does Cursus Honorum mean
The cursus honorum was the sequential order of public offices held by aspiring politicians in the Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire.
Why was cursus honorum important
gave consuls experience/ exceptional education on how to run the roman empire
Patrician
an aristocrat or nobleman, owns land
Plebeian
Plebeians were average working citizens of Rome – farmers, bakers, builders or craftsmen
Carthage and hannibal
Carthage enormous empire, beaten by rome at Cannae, moved to spain, spanish revolt, hannibal second punic war, battle of zama,
Hannibal was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War
latifundia:
a large landed estate or ranch in ancient Rome or more recently in Spain or Latin America, typically worked by slaves.
Gracchus brothers
tried to reform Rome’s social and political structure to help the lower classes but ended up assassinated