Super Happy Fun Time Flashcards

formed Rome

killed Remus

first king of Rome

poet who wrote about Rome

Rome was always in a war when he was alive

loyalty and duty

Romulus's twin brother

helped him form Rome

killed by Romulus

Greek king who invaded Rome and Macedonia

1 of generals who fought and invaded Carthage

dictator who stepped in for a while and everyone thought he wouldn’t give up his position but he did

general during the second punic war

invaded Upper Italy and made his way through Italy

Died after war

general in charge of
Bringing the battle into northern Africa near Carthage

Tribune who wanted to give land to soldiers

part of the Nobiles class - dad pleb

gets his law vetoed then he vetoes every other law the Senate tries to pass

killed by a mob sent by the senate

lawyer in Rome

paeteron for a while

senator and a consul

consul and also was a part of the second triumvirate

tried to put himself in a place to become emperor after Caesar died but it didn’t work

one of the Gracchus brothers

achieved his goal of getting Soldiers land

taking power away from the Senate

gave equites power in extortion court

fails after his third time trying to become Tribune

got Triumvirate the first time

richest man in Rome

became Consuls with Pompey

Positions himself in a place to become emperor after Julius Caesar dies

becomes friends with Cleopatra

loses a major battle against Octavian

retreats to Egypt where he kills himself

warlord who was famous for his military reforms

had the Capite Censi which was the name of the military reforms

allowed anyone to join the military - no weapons

part of the first triumvirate and also was a consul

made a deal with Julius Caesar to get land for his troops

in charge of Egypt and went to many lengths to keep control

had a relationship with Julius Caesar

Marc Anthony lose they killed themselves together

senator who wanted Carthage destroyed after the second punic war

destroyed during the 3rd punic war

political reforms

took power away from the Tribune

10-year gap before becoming Tribune a second time

public kill lists

age minimum on being consul

first Roman emperor and took over Gual

took his troops back to Rome and made himself dictator for life

defeats Pompey

becomes emperor after Julius dies

makes Julius a god and says that he is the son of the god Venus

granted Maxus imperium by the senate

adds new reforms to the military to make it professional

mountains range that bisects Italy

in charge of the senate and military stuff

original people who lived in Italy. They were in the area now known as Tuscany.

name for the old France

They were part of the Roman Empire.

Greek colony established in lower Italy

valley had very rich soil that helped with farming

river that goes through Italy and goes into Rome

region in Italy where Rome is located and also where the Etruscans originally were

Roman colony

one-year position that was basically civil judges

group of lawmakers/advisors who ranged from 300 people to 900 people

position held during the war that allowed one man to command armies and control Rome to help them

levels in social stratification, that owned property worth at least 400,00 sesterces

public servants who were in charge of taking care of the city

the right to rule and was given to Consuls and dictators after they succeeded in military conquests

weapon like an axe head that was more of a symbolic thing

rich group that made up around 5% of the population

poor class that made up most of the population and it was impossible to become patricians

non-violent event that gave Plebes more power in the government

did this by basically leaving Rome

position of two people held by a plebe that could veto laws and had other power too

immunity that Tribunes had until their position of power was over

Tribune's right to veto a law

council of plebes that could create laws that applied to the plebes

gave the right to have plebes marry patricians

creates a new class called nobiles

set of laws that everyone had to follow no matter what class you were in

said that men were the head of the household and stuff

laws allowed one plebe to be consul

laws applied to all citizens and were passed in the Council of Plebes

respect for the gods and the natural order of society

very important for Rome to have good relationships with the gods. That had people in charge of relations with them

people in charge of relations with the gods

person mainly in charge of the relations and usually was the emperor of Rome

people who interpreted signs from the gods

Rome called signs from the gods

military people who were cavalry and were not allowed into government for a while because they were thought to be dangerous

subject kids learned to prepare themselves for a life of politics

alliance that Rome had with all the other cities in Italy. These also dealt with Roman citizenship

victory that comes a such a great cost that it might not have been worth it

professional group of specialists that are trained in the field of law

three wars, the first two times were declared by Carthage who lost all three of the wars. The first war started

was a battle in the Punic wars that took place in Italy that battle was in southeast Italy. Hannibal won this battle

the battle that made Rome win the Second Punic War

Rome decided to bring the fight to Carthage.

After this battle, they got Gual and other territories of Carthage

empire that attacked Rome and lost. They had three wars against Rome and lost all of them.

one of the Nobiles sub-classes. They were currently in charge so they called themselves the best

they had power but weren’t from rich families. They used stuff like the Council of Plebes to break into politics

hybrid class that wasn’t Patricans but also wasn’t plebes. After a while, they got almost as much power as the patricians

means new man and refers to the new group of lawmakers who weren’t from the patricians

Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar were awarded it after they defeated a slave uprising

river in upper Italy that is in the Venice area. The Roman military had to be disbanded after crossing that point

Marc Anthony, Marcus Lepius, and Octavian got this. They all also wanted the position of Emperor

was a major battle that Marc Anthony, Marcus Lepius, and Octavian fought because they all wanted to become emperor.

Because they only allowed the rich elite class of patricians to be in charge for a while. Then after they let plebes into the government they required you to have at least 4 million sesterces to be in the senate. They also made sure that all the laws went through the senate which was made up of rich people

The Punic Wars were 3 wars that were fought by Carthage and Rome. The first war started when Rome took sides in a battle between two Sicily cities. Carthage took the other side of the battle and soon declared war against Rome. The first Punic War was won because Rome had a good navy. The second punic war was caused by Hannibal wanting revenge for the first war. Hannibal went through Gual and then came past Rome where he won the battle of Cannae. Hannibal was forced to retreat when Rome attacked Carthage. Carthage lost the battle of Zama and was forced to disband its army and pay Rome money for damages. The third Punic war started after Carthage technically broke its treaty with Rome because Carthage formed a military to fight off another civilization. Rome destroyed Carthage and salted the land, they also took prisoners to be slaves

Slavery was a huge source of income and also agriculture for Rome. Rome mostly gained slaves from War. During these wars most of the prisoners they took became slaves either in Rome or would be sold to other places. The slaves helped farm in places call latifundas. Which were farms that wealthy elites had that slaves worked on. They also used slaves for things like
Educations, the education system was mostly made of slaves from greece. It did have an effect on the safety of Rome because they had to be worried about up rising. They had so much success in war and took a lot of slaves.

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