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Clas1000 exam review
Ancient Rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Urbs Aeterna | The eternal city |
| 753-509 | Monarchy |
| %09-27 | Republic |
| 27-476 | Principate empire |
| Aeneas, Anchises, Ascanius | first romans, escaped Troy |
| Virgil Aenad | national book which held the stories of the romans |
| Trojan war | birth of the romans |
| nate decis | goddess born |
| King Romulus | first king of Rome// son of Aeneas |
| Tarquinas superbus | last king of Rome |
| 1rst punic war | Sicily rome |
| 2nd punic war | Hannibal |
| consols | 2 elected every year// elect ed annually |
| patricians | privileged people |
| plebeians | average and poor people |
| Tiberius Sempronius | attempted to make laws about land |
| Lucius corneas sulle | attempts to be ruler but overthrown by follower |
| Pompey The Great | senate made him sole consul |
| first triumvate | ceaser, Pompey,, Marcus causssus |
| Ides of march | march 15th 44 BC |
| Gaius Julius teaser | adopted ocativian// assassinated ides of march by Brutus |
| 2nd triumvirate | Octavian, Marc Anthony, Marcus lepidus// purpose to pursue Julius ceaser |
| beginning of pricpate | Augustus becomes sole ruler |
| Julio Claudians | Gaius, Claudius, Tiberius, Nero |
| Flavian dynasty | emperor Flavia became ruler and began work on colosseum |
| Titus | son of Flavia |
| Domitian | son of Titus// wanted to be seen as a god |
| Marcus Nerva | ruled after domitians death |
| Damnatio Memoria | strip all images of name and face from the public |
| Commodus | won 1200 victories unfairly// saw himself as a living god// tried to be poisened then stabbed// put his head on the colossus nerosis |
| septamus Severus | first black emperor |
| Caraculla | killed brother and took the throne |
| Alexander | assassinated// the end of the severs dynasty |
| Military anarchy | 2 dozen men called emperor// |
| Diocletian | ended the miliatary anarchy |
| tetrarchy | 2 august// 2 ceasri// split empire with east and west// destroyed by Constantine |
| Constantine | made Rome christian |
| physical deformities in the roman empire | not allowed unless its 1 ballsac |
| cassis | helmet |
| lorica | breastplate |
| gladius | short sword |
| pilum | javalin |
| legion | 5000 males |
| cohorts | 10 groups |
| century | 80-100 people |
| auxiliaries | 100,000-250,000 men within the city |
| decimation | 1/10 soldiers beat to near death |
| Dies lustrous | the washing day// until |
| Caraculla | killed brother and took the throne |
| Alexander | assassinated// the end of the severs dynasty |
| Military anarchy | 2 dozen men called emperor// |
| Diocletian | ended the miliatary anarchy |
| tetrarchy | 2 august// 2 ceasri// split empire with east and west// destroyed by Constantine |
| Constantine | made Rome christian |
| physical deformities in the roman empire | not allowed unless its 1 ballsac |
| cassis | helmet |
| lorica | breastplate |
| gladius | short sword |
| pilum | javalin |
| legion | 5000 males |
| cohorts | 10 groups |
| century | 80-100 people |
| auxiliaries | 100,000-250,000 men within the city |
| decimation | 1/10 soldiers beat to near death |
| Dies lustrous | the washing day// until umbilical cord is detached the baby is not real |
| the gerogics | about agriculture |
| the aenid | roman epic about live and myths |
| Horace | mix of his own experiences into poetry |
| circus maximus | 100000 very wealthy people |
| house of quadrigus | 4 chariot horse racing // Nero loved green and always bet on it |
| Ludi | state sponsored games |
| muneara | private events |
| sector | type of gladiator who could not see very well but fast |
| colosseum | epicenter for gladitor games |
| colossus nerosis | massive statue origionallly with Neros head but colossus cut it off and replaced it with his// wears radiant crown to show connection to Apollo |
| vestil virgins | represent the wellbeing of Rome |
| Numa pompilius | made christianity under law and punishabkle if not followed |
| Pontifex maximus | the greatest priest |
| toga | ultimate sign of male respectability...postitutes also wear it |
| Pantheron | where they worshipped all kinds of gods |