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chpt 7 hist Romans
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| "bread and circuses" | food and entertainment |
| colosseum | place where events and festivals are held |
| consul | chief executive officer of Roman republic; 2 elected each year to run gov and lead army |
| dictator | absolute ruler |
| imperator | commander in chief; latin origin = emperor |
| insulae | roman apartment blocks constructed of concrete w/ wooden beam floors |
| paterfamilias | dominant male head of household, included wife, sons & wives & children, unmarried daughter, slaves |
| patrician | social class of wealthy/powerful landowners, formed ruling class in roman republic |
| pax romana | period of peace and prosperity |
| plebian | social class of minor landholders, crafts ppl, merchants, and small farmers |
| punic wars | conflict as Rome expanded war between Rome and carthage |
| republic | form of gov in which leader isn't a king & certain citizens get right to vote |
| triumvirate | gov by 3 ppl w/ equal power |
| twelve tables | system of law; 450 b.c., product of simple farming society; less sophisticated civil law |
| Where was rome founded and how did geography influence its development? | Palatine hill - crossing for trade peninsula mts. - dividing Italy 7 hills - easy to defend tiber r. - connected to sea, far enough inland to stay safe from pirates |
| which groups of ppl influences the early development of Rome from small village to major city? | Latins, Greeks, Etruscans |
| which group of Romans compromised the Roman senate? | 300 Patricians |
| how was roman religion practiced & what were their attitudes towards other religions? | Practiced - proper rituals Tolerant of other religions |
| who composed both the first and second triumvirates? | First - crassus, pompey, julius Second - octavian, antony, lepidus |
| caesar's grand nephew, in second triumvirate made imperator, brought peace to yrs of civil wars | augustus/octavian |
| 1st triumvirate, killed in battle | crassus |
| carthages most successful military commander rampaged Italy brought rome to brink of defeat | hannibal |
| dictator, 1st triumvirate, killed | julius caesar |
| 2nd triumvirate, killed | lepidus |
| 2nd triumvirate, suicide | marc antony |
| military leader paid soldiers, dictator 4 times | marius |
| 1st triumvirate | pompey |
| defeats hannibal | scipio africanus |
| gladiator led slave revolt, defeated many armies; crucified | spartacus |
| order of 5 " julian" emperors | augustus, tiberius, caligula, claudius, nero |
| sequence of events | hannibal crosses the alps/attacks italy scipio africanus attacks carthage octavian vs antony (civil war) 5 julian emperors pax romana |
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