EXAM H Flashcards
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romulous
Man of roman legend who
s brother was remus
Abandoned in feild
adopted by shewolf
Remus
brother to Romulous and gets killed by romulous
Jupiter
cheif God
God of the sky
Mars
God or warfare and harvest
venus
goddes of love and beauty
apollo
God of sun, truth, medicine music, poetry
Latins
From central Euorop who moved south twards rome
Etruscians
Moved from northern Italy
Etruscans known for
building structures/ roads
metal weapons
military tactics
reasons for rome conquering Italy
1 A powerful, disciplined, trained army, became a most effective fighting force.
2 The ability to move troops efficiently.
3 Wise treatment of conquered peoples (kind).
Carthage
western enemy of rome preventing rome from moving west
I punic war
Rome spies on Carthage’s ships
Rome wins and gains Cicily, Sardenia, Corsica
whom did rome conquer to gain control of Italy
Etruscans, Latins, Gauls, and Greeks
II Punic War Cannae
Army of 50,000 Men and 37 elephants led by General Hannibal
Rome had 90,000 lost 80,000
Carthage had 50,000 lost 6,000
II punic war Battle of Zama
Rome defeats carthage
Carthage pays rome indemnity for 50 years
Cato
Roman senator who demanded carthages complete elimination
III Punic war
3 year war that emlimenates carthages’ population from 500,000 to 50,000
Scipio
Roman general who led conquests in spain, and north africa
4 effects of mediterainian conquest on rome
Greek culture
Wealth to rich people
ruined small farmers
made army more professional
the romans conquered these to get in control of METN
EGS
Egyptians
Greeks
Syrians
Tiberius Gracchus
proposed giving conquored land to the poor
Got killed by the senate
Gayus Gracchus
Tiberius’s brother who takes up the reform and also is killed
I Stage of Civil war
Marius Vs Sulla
Marius— leader of poor
Sulla—–Leader of Rich
Rich win
I triumverate (second stage) Leaders
General Pompey- first member
Marcus Crassus- 2d member
a) richest man in rome
b) led his own military conquests
Julius Caesar- 3d member
a) suporter of poor
b) powerful military efforts