Why rome lectures Flashcards
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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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What is didactic
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Moral of a story/ teaching on how to behave
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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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who survives out of romulus and remus
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Romulus
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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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What is the time frame of the monarchy
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753 to 509 BCE
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What is the time frame of the republic
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509-44 BCE
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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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Who rapes Lucretia
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Sextus the prince
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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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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
6 months
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was there possibly more than 7 kings
yes
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What time frame is the civil war
44-27 BCE
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empire time frame
27 bce to 4th century CE
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How long did kings rule
entire life
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What did the kings connect with
1. religious religions
2. government at forum
3. census
4. Gloaca maxima (public project for draining forum)
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how where the years named
by the names of the consuls
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magistrates?
elected officials
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what are proconsuls
extended consulship in regions outside of rome
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praetor were in charge of
legal cases and published annual law code changes
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2 types of praetor
Urbanus(domestic) & Peregrinus(foreign)
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Praetors in power for
1 year
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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
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2 types of Aediles
Plebian & Curule
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Quaestor were responsible for
The treasury and assisting the consuls, propraetors and proconsuls
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Imperium?
power over military/gov
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Who is Rhéa Silvia
Mother of Romulus and Remus
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Who is Livy
Roman historian
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Censor were elected every
5 years for 18 months
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censors were responsible for
counting citizens, allocating citizens to tribes and making sure people weren't too wealthy
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what are Tribunes
plebian elected officials that were not magistrates
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what could the tribunes do
veto actions/policies of fellow tribunes,
| later on could veto actions/policies of magistrates
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populares
populists tactics
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optimales
best men tactics
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who was Mark Anthony
Politician and military leader that was part of second triumvirate
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Who are the 3 figures of the first triumvirate
Ceasar, Pompey and Crassus
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Who were the main conspirators in the assassination of Ceasar
Brutus and Cassius
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What is a Proscription list
A list of enemies of the state
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Who is Marcus Cicero
Orator and republican statesman of rome
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Who is Spartacus
Leader of the slave rebellion movement. used to be a gladiator.
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Who are the figures of the second triumvirate
Octavian, Mark Anthony and Lepidus
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Who is Sulla
General and statesman won the first civil war between Marius.
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Triumph?
a military award given to very successful campaigns. Where you would parade around rome
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Who is pompey
Roman politician and general. Part of 1st triumvirate. Later killed in egypt. Underling of Sulla, OPtimates
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Marius
general and lost against Sulla in the 1st civil war
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Res gestae
First hand account of Augustus's life & accomplishments. Image that he gave to rome
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Caesarion
son of Ceasar and last pharaoh
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gens
family sharing the same nomen
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Twelve tables
Roman law code + rights and duties
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Principates
principles
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SPQR
Senate and people of rome
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Client & Patron
Client depends on patron and serve them in return for protection. Patron would influence clients to vote
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Res Publica is
citizens governed/ commonwealth
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Villicus
is a foreman slave
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Numa Pompilius
Second king of rome
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Rex
means king
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Regia is
the home of the kings
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Lapis niger
Ancient shrine in the forum
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Tarquin the proud
Last king of rome and father of Sextus
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FAsces
Axe surrounding bundle of sticks. Meaning strength in unity but that the ruler could kill easily symbolizing the bundle and axe
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Lictor
Servant and bodyguard to ruler
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Titus Taius
King of sabine from rape of the sabines
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Decemviri
10 man commission to substitute magistrates
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Praetors edict is
a new set of principles imposed by praetor urbanus
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Ceasar death
44bce
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Plebeian succession
495-493. Wanted political rep + land redistribution and were given tribunes
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12 tables were important bc
First written law code + gave access to laws for plebs
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Rome after carthage
Obtaining provinces and creation of proconsuls/praetor
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Positions made for ceasar
Sole consul, imperator and dictator perpetuus
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Crossing the rubicon
Crossing the point of no return
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First settlement
Proconsulship over Spain Gaul and other provinces
| Title of Augustus
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Second settlement
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Impérium maius( greatest emperor)
tribunican power (power over tribunes)
Pontifex Maximus(Head priest)
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3 items of Augustus
Laurel trees, oak wreath and golden shield
