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anciet rome
learn about julius caesar the punic wars and more!
Question | Answer |
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who was julius caesar | he was a famous general |
what did he do? | he conqured Gaul |
Who feared him and who liked him? | the patricians feared him because he was taking their money and the plebeians liked him because he was giving them money, land, and jobs. |
What ultimately happened to caesar? | he was stabbed 23 times by 23 different people on the senate floor. |
Do you think this can happen today? | no I do not because we have had presidents assassinated, and killed but never in the capital building. |
How did the romans build roads? | How they did this is they layered the roads using bricks, boulders, sand, clay mortar and gravel. |
What is the Appian way? | The Appian way is an 132 mile road it was the first roman road. |
What was the purpose of an aqueduct? | The purpose of an aqueduct was so the romans could have running water. |
how does the modern world complete this function? | We have pipes to give us running water. |
Who were the Legions? | They were comprised of 5500 men and made up of 10 cohorts. |
Who were the cohorts? | They were 480 men made up of 6 century's |
Who were the centuries? | They had 80 men led by a centurion made up of 10 squads. |
Who were the squads? | they had 8 men. |
who were the calvary? | each legion also had 125 mounted horseman. |
The army's of rome built most of the wonders and improvements of the empire such as... | roads, aqueducts, bridges and temples. |