The ROman Republic Flashcards
Republic
power is held by the people and their elected representatives
Romans should have a say in how they are governed
Magistrates
one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judicial and executive powers
advised the senate
Citizen Assemblies
group of citizens that met to vote. Hard to become citizen unless you were born into it
146 BC
Fall of Carthage
With Carthage and Greece conquered, Rome becomes the sole superpower in the Mediterranean world, a distinction it will continue to hold for approximately the next 600 years.
Dictator
a magistrate of the Roman Republic, entrusted with the full authority of the state to deal with a military emergency or to undertake a specific duty. All other magistrates were subordinate to his imperium, and the right of the plebeian tribunes to veto his actions or of the people to appeal from them was extremely limited. In order to prevent the dictatorship from threatening the state itself, severe limitations were placed upon its powers, as a dictator could only act within his intended sphere of authority, and was obliged to resign his office once his appointed task had been accomplished, or at the expiration of six months
Pompey the Great
celebrated 3 different victories on 3 different continents in 1 year. Built a huge theater for the people and got around the ban by putting a victory temple on top.
part of the 1st triumvirate married Ceaser’s daughter. killed by assassins in Egypt after fleeing during the Ceaser’s civil war
Curia
building where the senate met
Patricians
aristocrats. there were a handful of rich families that would spend their lives in politics and priesthoods.
Client patron relationship
rich guys wanted as many clients as possible. Plebs wake up to greet patron and ask for favor (salutatio). the clients then follow the patron to the forum for visual clout. They would also vote and campaign for him.
salutatio
Formulaic greeting in the morning from client to patron. Then ask for favor
consul
he highest elected political office of the Roman Republic (509 to 27 BC), and ancient Romans considered the consulship the highest level of the cursus honorum (an ascending sequence of public offices to which politicians aspired). Each year, the citizens of Rome elected two consuls to serve jointly for a one-year term. The consuls alternated in holding fasces each month when both were in Rome and a consul’s imperium extended over Rome and all its provinces.
There were two consuls in order to create a check on the power of any individual.
senate
group of elder who advise. had the most power in the middle republic
Sulla
Roman General. First dictator for life. resigned after a few years. 80 BC. dictators were becoming popular
First Triumvirate
Pompey the great, Julius Ceaser and Crassus decided that they wanted to rule Rome together
crassus - ambushed and killed in parthia
P v J after daughter/wife died
March 15, 44 BC
Ides of march. assassanation of Julius Ceaser by Pompey supporters of the senate. He is killed at the back of Pompey’s theater. The area is turned into a latrine by Augustus.
