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Mr. Moon's Greek republic test.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 814 BC | Founding of Carthage |
| 753 BC | Rome is founded |
| 509 BC | Start of republic, gains independence |
| 450 BC | 12 tables written (laws) |
| 390 BC | Celts sack Rome (last invasion until 410 AD) |
| 246-241 BC | 1st punic war |
| 218-201 BC | 2nd punic war |
| 216 BC | Battle of Cannae |
| 202 BC | Battle of Zama |
| 200 - 146 BC | Rome conquersMacedonia (Rome captures Greece) |
| 149 - 146 BC | 3rd punic war |
| 82 - 79 B.C. | Rule of Sulla |
| 73 - 71 BC | Slave Revolt by Spartacus |
| 70 - 48 BC | Pompy dominates Rome |
| 58 - 51 BC | Caesar takes Gaul |
| 49 - 46 BC | Civil war between 1st Trumvirate |
| March 15, 44 BC | Caesar killed |
| 31 BC | Battle of Actium |
| 27 BC | Empire, Pax Romana |
| Battle of Cannae was won by | Hannibal |
| What was gained in the 1st punic war? | Sicily |
| What was gained in the 2nd punic war? | Corsica and Sardinia |
| Augustus means | Reverend one |
| Who won the battle of Zama? | Sciprio Africanus |
| What was the battle of Actium? | A huge naval battle between Antony/Cleopatra and Octavius |
| Who won the battle of Actuim | Octavius |
| What were Rome's problems after the punic wars? | had too much territory, too many slaves, released army people into society |
| What were Carthage's terms after the 2nd Punic war? | tell before going to war, they pay money and they couldn't rebuild their fleet,excile Hannabal |
| What was the battleof Cannea? | Rome sends all they have at Hannabal, Hannabal completely destroys them with a Cresant formation |
| What was the battle of Zama? | Send Siprio down to Carthage with Hannabal still in Rome. Carthage dies really badly. |
| Patricians | The noble wealthy class in Rome |
| Plebeians | poor, common people in Rome, not policital power at all until, Tribunes |
| Confederation | A group of states or natound united of one cause, a league |
| Chronology | The arrengment of events in time |
| Protracted | To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong |
| Entanglement | A drawn out argument or disagreement |
| Scrupulous | Consientious and exact; painstaking |
| Strategically | Important or essential in relation to a plan of action |
| Annexation | To incorporate (territory) into an exsisting political unit |
| Metamorphosis | A marked change in apperance, character, condition or function |
| Mercenaries | Onewhoserves or works for only monetary gain |
| Retaliated | To pay back in kind |
| Annaihilated | to destroy completely |
| Confiscated | Taken withoutpermissionor consent especially by public athority |
| Republic | A political system where the common people vote for people to vote for them |
| Consul | One of two "Presidents" for the Roman Republic, elected for one year |
| Dictator | A Roman magistrate appointed temporari;y to deal with a crisis or emergancy |
| Tribune | An officer elected by the Plebeians to protect their rights |
| Aqueduct | An elevated pipe designed to transport water from a remote source |
| Carthaginians | A native of inhabitant of ancient Carthage |
| Estruscans | A people of Northern Italy who influenced the Romans |
| Gauls | A Celtic people from france who threatened Rome |
| Celtics | A number of different people who adopted Roman culture at the rise of the Roman Republic |
| Sciprio Africanus | Roman general who conqured Carthage and ended the 2nd punic war by defeating Hannibal at Zama |
| Spartacus | gladiator who led a slave revolt in Italy. All of the slaves crucified after this |
| Hannibal | Carthaginian general who beat Rome at the battle of Cannae and last at the battle of Zama |
| Pompey | Romean general and political leader. He was part of the first triumvirate but was defeated by Caesar and murdered in Egypt |
| Caesar | Roman general who was supposed to become dictator of Rome but was assassinated by members of the Senate |
| Aeneas | A Trojan hero who escaped the sact of Troy and wondered for 7 years before settling in Italy |
| Romulus | The son of Mars and founder of Rome (remeber followed Eagle with plow) who killed his twin Remus, both were raided by a wolf |
| Pyrrhus | King of Epirus who defeated the Romans at Heraclea and Asculus desipte his own major losses |
| Tiberius Gracchus | Roman social reformer. Who sought to aid poor farmers through subdivision of land. Was assassinated. |
| Gaius Gracchus | Brother of other Tiberius who took up his bro's cause and was also assassinated |
| Gaius Marius | elected to consul 7 times, he reformed the military but lost a civil war to Sulla |
| Sulla | Roman general and dictator who marched on Rome and seized power (caused the rule about not crossing river) |
| Crassus | Roman politician and wanna-be general who bought an army and invaded Parthia in attmpt to gain as much popularity as Caesar and Pompey. He lost really bad and he and his son were killed. |
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