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Where did the Etruscan society emerge?

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The Italian peninsula in Etruria (modern day Tuscany)

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Who controlled most of the Italian peninsula?

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The Etruscans

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Where did the Latins settle while being under control of the Etruscans

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In present day Rome, along the Tiber river.

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What did Etruscan artists use for their sculptures

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Terracotta

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In what century did the Romans begin to expand, and at th expense of whom?

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4th Century

The Etruscans

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In what century do the Romans dominate the Etruscan lands?

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3rd century

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What is some of the only evidence of Etruscan architecture left?

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Underground tombs with kitchens

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Who is the hero that carries his father from a burning Troy after the Greeks attack. What is the fathers name

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Aeneas

Anchises

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What city did the son of Aeneas found

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Alba longa

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Who wrote an epic poem about Aeneas, and what was it called

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Virgil

The Aeneid

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Who were the parents of Romulus and Remus

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Rhea Silvia and the god Mars

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Who raised Romulus and Remus

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First a shewolf and the shepherds

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Who was the last king of Rome

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Tarquinius Superbus

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Who founded the city of Rome

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Romulus

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Who was romes primary enemy

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Carthage

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How did Remus die

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Romulus killed him after disputing the city they should build

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First King of Rome

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Romulus

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AB URBE CONDITA

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Founding of the city (Rome)

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Stated that anyone who committed a crime would be held in a prison

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Writ of asylum

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What road was founded under the rule of Ancus Martius

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Via Salaria (salt road). Salt was a tremendous source of revenue

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Who established a census and placed people in classes based on their economic standing

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Servius tullius

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What symbol did servius tullius establish in Rome

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Rome the fasces

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What was the fasces

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A bundle of sticks held together with an axe protruding

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What did the fasces represent

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Rome is a steel axe, and the people were the sticks that held the axe together

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What did SPQR stand for
The Senate and People of Rome
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What does caput mean
At the top of
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Where was the temple of Jupiter capitolinus located
Capitoline Hill
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What is the cloaca maxima
One of the worlds earliest sewage systems
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Sarcophagus of Cerveteri
``` Etruscan Terracotta 520 BC Archaic Smile Ashes buried inside Familial Union ```
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Apollo from Veii
Etruscan Archaic smile 500 BC Purposeful movement
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Shewolf Sculpture
Romulus and Remus suckling from shewolf Etruscan Romulus and Remus added at a later time
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How many tribunes do the plebeians elect
Two
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What do the two plebeian tribunes do
Protect the rights of the plebes (lower class)
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Battle of Cumae
Decisive defeat of the Etruscans
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Who fought in the battle of Cumae
The Etruscans vs the navies of Syracuse and Cumae
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What happened after the Etruscans lost the battle of Cumae
The Romans took over some territory of the Etruscans
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Where were the three men in commission sent
To Athens
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For what were the three men in commission sent to Athens for
Study the laws of Solon
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What was the decemviri
10 men (including the 3 from commission) run the state for a year
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What were the 12 tablets
The Romans first attempt of creating laws
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What are praetors
Judges
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What was the Domitian centuriata
Assembly of the people divided into hundreds
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What were the centuries based on
Economic status
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How was the voting for the centuries
One century one vote | After a majority was ruled, the voting ended
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Between who were the Punic wars
The Romans and Carthage
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Who won the Punic wars?
Rome
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What did the consul Marius do?
Changed Roman law to allow anybody join the Roman army, not just property owners
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Why did Marius change the Roman law
Rome was invaded by barbarians and needed more soldiers
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To whom do the soldiers become loyal to
Their commanders
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What was the consociational war in Italy
Minorities wanted citizenship but didn't get it so they went to war
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What else was the social war called
War of partners
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Who led the revolt of slaves in Italy
Spartacus
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What happened to the slaves that were caught revolting
They were crucified
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When farmers had to sell land and move to the city for money
Client alien
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Who was in the first triumvirate
Julius Caesar Pompey Crassus
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Who did Caesar defeat when he went to war
The Gauls (France)
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Who was Crassus made consul of
Syria
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Who was Pompey made consul of
Spain
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Where was Caesar killed and by whom
In the senate chamber | By Brutus
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Who was in the second triumvirate
Octavian (great nephew of Caesar) Mark Antony (Caesars master of horse) Lepidus (governor of transalpine Gaul, allied with Antony)
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Who does Marc Antony marry
Octavians sister
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What happened between Marc Antony and Octavian
They both like cleopatra
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What was the naval battle of actium
Marc Antony vs. Octavian
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What's the result and after math of the naval battle of actium
``` Octavian wins (changes name to Augustus Caesar) Marc Antony and cleopatra commit suicide ```
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Augustus of prima porta
Marble Copy of bronze original Vatican museum Cult statue Goddess Venus Lifted leg and no sandals means he is dead Young Augustus Descendent of the IULLI (seen by god Cupid riding dolphin on leg) Lifted hand means he was an orator Imperial portraiture for political propaganda
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Pragmatic means
Practical
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Eclectic means
Taking something and modifying it
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What did Roman architecture rely on
Arches | Barrel vaulting
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What was the new Roman building material in the 2nd century BC
Cast concrete (sand, powdered lime, small rocks, water)
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What was the aim of building
Satisfy the needs of the people
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What is the point du gard
A bridge and aqueduct
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What were republican sculpture a copy of
Greek originals
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The ara pacis
Altar of Augustan peace Augustus celebrated his return to Rome after the civil war and the peace afterwards The feet of people on the frieze jut out to make it look more realistic
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Villa of mysteries
Fresco
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What happens with the rebellion against Nero
Nero is betrayed and commits suicide, and Galba becomes emperor
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Who kills Galba
Otho and a group of other soldiers
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What leads to otho's death and how does he die
Vitellius defeats Otho and his army during the civil war | Otho commits suicide in order to stop further bloodshed
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Who became emperor after Vitellius and how
Flavian Vespasian | Vitellius was killed
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What was constructed under the rule of flavius
The colosseum
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What was the colosseum called
Flavian amphitheater
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When was the colosseum finished being built
Under the reign of Titus
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How many people did the colosseum fit
50,000
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What covered the entire colosseum
A veneer of marble
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Why was the arch of Titus built
Built to celebrate Titus defeating the Jews
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What's a fresco
A painting merged with plaster
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Who was Virgil
An ancient Roman poet
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Most significant characteristic of Roman architecture
The arch
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Who was livy
A historian who wrote about the history of Rome
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What was the circus
A place for entertainment Not like modern circuses Including things such as chariot racing
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What does diaspora mean
The dispersion of people from their homeland
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Where is the sarcophagus of Cerveteri located presently?
Museo nazionale di villa giulia, Rome
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Where is the Augustus of primaporta located and what is it made of
The Vatican museum | White marble
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Where is the ara pacis Augustae located and made of what
The ara pacis museum | Marble
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What is the villa of mysteries made of and where is it located
It's a fresco | Naples, Italy
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Where is the Apollo from Veii located and what's it made of
National Etruscan Museum, Rome | Terracotta
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What book did Livy write
Ab URBE condita libri
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3 key elements
Consoles Tribunes Plebeians
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Formula for disaster
Diaspora | Second battle of Cremona
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Why were the Romans considered to be pragmatic and electric
Writes more pragmatic | Artists eclectic
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When did the Etruscan society emerge?
7th century BC

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