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How many hills in rome

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7

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Rome used to be a

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Cemetery

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Aneas son of which goddess

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Venus

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Aneas fought in which war

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Trojan

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earliest historian of rome

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250bce

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Aneas’s son

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Iulus

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Aneas founded what city

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Lavinium

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Iulus founded what city

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Alba Longa

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Aneas is

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Pious, good soldier and heroic

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10
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What is didactic

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Moral of a story/ teaching on how to behave

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11
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aetiological

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explains origin

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patriotic?

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pride in something

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13
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who survives out of romulus and remus

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Romulus

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14
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Early Rome is an asylum for

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criminals & slaves

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what was a concern of early rome

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lack of women and reproduction

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How did you become a citizen in early rome

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bring dirt from your origins and put it in the forum umbilicus

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Were all the kings roman?

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No some were etruscans and sabine

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18
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What is the time frame of the monarchy

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753 to 509 BCE

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19
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What is the time frame of the republic

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509-44 BCE

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20
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how did one become king

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elected by citizen assembly from short list provided by the senate

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21
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Who rapes Lucretia

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Sextus the prince

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22
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What happens after Lucretia’s suicide

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They overthrow the monarchy and establish the Republic

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23
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Who are the first 2 consuls

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Brutus and Collatinus

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consuls were elected every

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year

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dictators were in power for

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6 months

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26
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was there possibly more than 7 kings

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yes

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What time frame is the civil war

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44-27 BCE

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empire time frame

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27 bce to 4th century CE

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29
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How long did kings rule

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entire life

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30
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What did the kings connect with

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  1. religious religions
  2. government at forum
  3. census
  4. Gloaca maxima (public project for draining forum)
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31
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how where the years named

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by the names of the consuls

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32
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magistrates?

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elected officials

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33
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what are proconsuls

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extended consulship in regions outside of rome

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praetor were in charge of

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legal cases and published annual law code changes

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2 types of praetor

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Urbanus(domestic) & Peregrinus(foreign)

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Praetors in power for

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1 year

37
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Aediles were in charge of

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buildings & temple
oversee public morals 
purchase grain for the city
Oversee weights & measurements
Oversee city games
38
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2 types of Aediles

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Plebian & Curule

39
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Quaestor were responsible for

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The treasury and assisting the consuls, propraetors and proconsuls

40
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Imperium?

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power over military/gov

41
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Who is Rhéa Silvia

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Mother of Romulus and Remus

42
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Who is Livy

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Roman historian

43
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Censor were elected every

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5 years for 18 months

44
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censors were responsible for

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counting citizens, allocating citizens to tribes and making sure people weren’t too wealthy

45
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what are Tribunes

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plebian elected officials that were not magistrates

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what could the tribunes do

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veto actions/policies of fellow tribunes,

later on could veto actions/policies of magistrates

47
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populares

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populists tactics

48
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optimales

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best men tactics

49
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who was Mark Anthony

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Politician and military leader that was part of second triumvirate

50
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Who are the 3 figures of the first triumvirate

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Ceasar, Pompey and Crassus

51
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Who were the main conspirators in the assassination of Ceasar

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Brutus and Cassius

52
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What is a Proscription list

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A list of enemies of the state

53
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Who is Marcus Cicero

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Orator and republican statesman of rome

54
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Who is Spartacus

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Leader of the slave rebellion movement. used to be a gladiator.

55
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Who are the figures of the second triumvirate

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Octavian, Mark Anthony and Lepidus

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Who is Sulla

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General and statesman won the first civil war between Marius.

57
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Triumph?

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a military award given to very successful campaigns. Where you would parade around rome

58
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Who is pompey

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Roman politician and general. Part of 1st triumvirate. Later killed in egypt. Underling of Sulla, OPtimates

59
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Marius

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general and lost against Sulla in the 1st civil war

60
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Res gestae

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First hand account of Augustus’s life & accomplishments. Image that he gave to rome

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Caesarion

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son of Ceasar and last pharaoh

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gens

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family sharing the same nomen

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Twelve tables

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Roman law code + rights and duties

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Principates

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principles

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SPQR

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Senate and people of rome

66
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Client & Patron

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Client depends on patron and serve them in return for protection. Patron would influence clients to vote

67
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Res Publica is

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citizens governed/ commonwealth

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Villicus

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is a foreman slave

69
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Numa Pompilius

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Second king of rome

70
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Rex

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means king

71
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Regia is

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the home of the kings

72
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Lapis niger

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Ancient shrine in the forum

73
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Tarquin the proud

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Last king of rome and father of Sextus

74
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FAsces

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Axe surrounding bundle of sticks. Meaning strength in unity but that the ruler could kill easily symbolizing the bundle and axe

75
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Lictor

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Servant and bodyguard to ruler

76
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Titus Taius

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King of sabine from rape of the sabines

77
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Decemviri

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10 man commission to substitute magistrates

78
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Praetors edict is

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a new set of principles imposed by praetor urbanus

79
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Ceasar death

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44bce

80
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Plebeian succession

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495-493. Wanted political rep + land redistribution and were given tribunes

81
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12 tables were important bc

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First written law code + gave access to laws for plebs

82
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Rome after carthage

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Obtaining provinces and creation of proconsuls/praetor

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Positions made for ceasar

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Sole consul, imperator and dictator perpetuus

84
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Crossing the rubicon

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Crossing the point of no return

85
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First settlement

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Proconsulship over Spain Gaul and other provinces

Title of Augustus

86
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Second settlement

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Impérium maius( greatest emperor)
 tribunican power (power over tribunes)
Pontifex Maximus(Head priest)
87
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3 items of Augustus

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Laurel trees, oak wreath and golden shield

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