front 1 Romulus | back 1 formed Rome killed Remus first king of Rome |
front 2 Livy | back 2 poet who wrote about Rome Rome was always in a war when he was alive loyalty and duty |
front 3 Remus | back 3 Romulus's twin brother helped him form Rome killed by Romulus |
front 4 Pyrrhus | back 4 Greek king who invaded Rome and Macedonia |
front 5 Polybius | back 5 1 of generals who fought and invaded Carthage |
front 6 Cincinnatus | back 6 dictator who stepped in for a while and everyone thought he wouldn’t give up his position but he did |
front 7 Hannibal | back 7 general during the second punic war invaded Upper Italy and made his way through Italy Died after war |
front 8 Publius Cornelius Scipio / Scipio Africanus | back 8 general in charge of |
front 9 Tiberius Gracchus | back 9 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 |
front 10 Cicero | back 10 lawyer in Rome paeteron for a while senator and a consul |
front 11 Marcus Lepidus | back 11 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 |
front 12 Gaius Gracchus | back 12 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 |
front 13 Crassus | back 13 got Triumvirate the first time richest man in Rome became Consuls with Pompey |
front 14 Marc Antony | back 14 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 |
front 15 Marius | back 15 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 |
front 16 Pompey | back 16 part of the first triumvirate and also was a consul made a deal with Julius Caesar to get land for his troops |
front 17 Cleopatra | back 17 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 |
front 18 Cato | back 18 senator who wanted Carthage destroyed after the second punic war destroyed during the 3rd punic war |
front 19 Sulla | back 19 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 |
front 20 Julius Caesar | back 20 first Roman emperor and took over Gual took his troops back to Rome and made himself dictator for life defeats Pompey |
front 21 Octavian(August) | back 21 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 |
front 22 Apennine Range | back 22 mountains range that bisects Italy |
front 23 Consuls | back 23 in charge of the senate and military stuff |
front 24 Etruscans | back 24 original people who lived in Italy. They were in the area now known as Tuscany. |
front 25 Gauls | back 25 name for the old France They were part of the Roman Empire. |
front 26 Magna Graecia | back 26 Greek colony established in lower Italy |
front 27 Po River Valley | back 27 valley had very rich soil that helped with farming |
front 28 Tiber River | back 28 river that goes through Italy and goes into Rome |
front 29 Latium | back 29 region in Italy where Rome is located and also where the Etruscans originally were |
front 30 Sicily | back 30 Roman colony |
front 31 Praetors | back 31 one-year position that was basically civil judges |
front 32 Senate | back 32 group of lawmakers/advisors who ranged from 300 people to 900 people |
front 33 Dictator | back 33 position held during the war that allowed one man to command armies and control Rome to help them |
front 34 Quaestors | back 34 levels in social stratification, that owned property worth at least 400,00 sesterces |
front 35 Aediles | back 35 public servants who were in charge of taking care of the city |
front 36 Imperium | back 36 the right to rule and was given to Consuls and dictators after they succeeded in military conquests |
front 37 Fasces | back 37 weapon like an axe head that was more of a symbolic thing |
front 38 Patricians | back 38 rich group that made up around 5% of the population |
front 39 Plebeians | back 39 poor class that made up most of the population and it was impossible to become patricians |
front 40 The struggles of the orders | back 40 non-violent event that gave Plebes more power in the government did this by basically leaving Rome |
front 41 Tribune | back 41 position of two people held by a plebe that could veto laws and had other power too |
front 42 Sacrosanctity | back 42 immunity that Tribunes had until their position of power was over |
front 43 Intercession | back 43 Tribune's right to veto a law |
front 44 Council of the Plebs | back 44 council of plebes that could create laws that applied to the plebes |
front 45 Canuleian Law | back 45 gave the right to have plebes marry patricians creates a new class called nobiles |
front 46 Twelve Tables | back 46 set of laws that everyone had to follow no matter what class you were in |
front 47 Paterfamilias | back 47 said that men were the head of the household and stuff |
front 48 Licinian-Sextian Laws | back 48 laws allowed one plebe to be consul |
front 49 Lex Hortensia | back 49 laws applied to all citizens and were passed in the Council of Plebes |
front 50 Pietas | back 50 respect for the gods and the natural order of society |
front 51 The peace of the gods | back 51 very important for Rome to have good relationships with the gods. That had people in charge of relations with them |
front 52 Pontiffs | back 52 people in charge of relations with the gods |
front 53 Pontifex Maximus | back 53 person mainly in charge of the relations and usually was the emperor of Rome |
front 54 Augurs | back 54 people who interpreted signs from the gods |
front 55 Auspices | back 55 Rome called signs from the gods |
front 56 Equestrians/Equites | back 56 military people who were cavalry and were not allowed into government for a while because they were thought to be dangerous |
front 57 Rhetoric | back 57 subject kids learned to prepare themselves for a life of politics |
front 58 Roman Confederation | back 58 alliance that Rome had with all the other cities in Italy. These also dealt with Roman citizenship |
front 59 Pyrrhic Victory | back 59 victory that comes a such a great cost that it might not have been worth it |
front 60 Jurists | back 60 professional group of specialists that are trained in the field of law |
front 61 Punic Wars | back 61 three wars, the first two times were declared by Carthage who lost all three of the wars. The first war started |
front 62 Cannae | back 62 was a battle in the Punic wars that took place in Italy that battle was in southeast Italy. Hannibal won this battle |
front 63 Zama | back 63 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 |
front 64 Carthage | back 64 empire that attacked Rome and lost. They had three wars against Rome and lost all of them. |
front 65 Optimates | back 65 one of the Nobiles sub-classes. They were currently in charge so they called themselves the best |
front 66 Populares | back 66 they had power but weren’t from rich families. They used stuff like the Council of Plebes to break into politics |
front 67 Nobiles | back 67 hybrid class that wasn’t Patricans but also wasn’t plebes. After a while, they got almost as much power as the patricians |
front 68 Novus homo | back 68 means new man and refers to the new group of lawmakers who weren’t from the patricians |
front 69 First Triumvirate | back 69 Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar were awarded it after they defeated a slave uprising |
front 70 the Rubicon River | back 70 river in upper Italy that is in the Venice area. The Roman military had to be disbanded after crossing that point |
front 71 Second Triumvirate | back 71 Marc Anthony, Marcus Lepius, and Octavian got this. They all also wanted the position of Emperor |
front 72 Actium | back 72 was a major battle that Marc Anthony, Marcus Lepius, and Octavian fought because they all wanted to become emperor. |
front 73 2. How did the structure of Roman society and government favor the wealthy elite | back 73 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 |
front 74 Explain the events of the Punic Wars | back 74 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 |
front 75 What role did slavery play in ancient Rome? How did the Romans gain slaves? How did the growth of slavery impact Roman society? | back 75 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 |
front 76 Who were Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus? What were their reforms? What precedents did they set and how did this weaken Rome? | back 76 no data |