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Humn exam III
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Twelve Tables | written laws that put an end to patrician monopoly of the laws. starting point for traditional Roman law |
| Hannibal | Carthaginian general who was one of the best military strategists in history |
| Battle of Canae | turning point during 2nd Punic War |
| Republic | power rested with the people assembled together & that magistrates served the state public matter vs. private realm |
| Scipio (Africanus) | Roman general who could match Hannibal skills, Africanus=surname for winning battle of Zama & saved Rome; ended 2nd Punic War |
| Cato the Elder | Senate leader against Carthaginian speeches lead to 3rd Punic War |
| Second Triumvirate | 43-33BC 3 powerful men who ruled the Republic |
| Who are the 3 men of the Republic in the second triumvirate? | Marc Atony, Octavian, Lepidus |
| Marc Atony | managed Ceasars fortuen, gneral, challenged senatorial power, ruled Egypt, was seduced by Cleopatra, married Octavian's sister-Octavia- to keep peace, committed suicide |
| Actium | city off the western coast of Greece where Octavian surrounded Antony & Cleopatra who fled leaving their troops |
| principate | governmental system of Roman Empire founded by Octavian/Augustus |
| Livy | wrote the History of Rome, brought the past to life & emphasized on religion & morality |
| Tiberius | Augustus successor stepson, executed people who insulted Augustus, full of paranoia, had vicious passion with inability to disguise, & sporting house for sexual extravagance |
| Claudius | imbecile ruler subjected to whims of his wives had a powerful connection with family |
| Caligula | irrational ruler wanted to be worshiped as a god & was assassinated |
| Nero | most excessive murder ruler. killing many family members & his personal guard even deserted. Died when he slit his throat |
| Marcus Aurelius | one of the Five Good Emporers political life was shaped by moral philosophy his ideas are written in Medications |
| Galen | physician who used vivisection, saw disease as an imbalance/excess, good health 4 humors |
| What are the 4 humors | 1-blood 2-bile 3-urine 4-phlegm |
| Arch of Trojan | at Benevento celebrated completion of the highway from Rome to the seaport linked with main centers in the east, honoring Trojan's achievements |
| continuous narrative | describe drama on spiral frieze of Trojans column opposed to stimulation action we see in Parthenon frieze |
| utilitarianism | characterizes Roman architecture in general, government & culture. *"greatest good for the greatest number of people"* |
| Basilica | In Roman times applied to large public buildings today it is more likely applied to a large church building |
| Arch & Vault | architectural innovations by Romans that enabled them to cover greater spaces than could post & lintel method=taller enclosed structures |
| Neoplatonism | views based on the ideas of Plato that one should search beyond appearances for true knowledge; stressed abstract reasoning |
| Cult of Dionysus | a mystery cult where men & women celebrated mysteries of god of wine & rebirth by drinking, engaging in sex acts, ritually eating raw flesh of beasts, inducing ecstatic states & often masochism |
| Isis & Osiris/Serapis | Septimius Severus & his wife portrayed themselves as these goddess of fertility changed to Serapis "god of all peoples in common" |
| Decius | 3rd century empire during his reign all imperial residents were to sacrifice to the emperor & get a document showing their compliance led to persecution of Christians |
| Theodosius | forbid the public worship of Roman cults thus Christianity became the official religion of the Roman empire |
| Arianism | 4th century Christian heresy that taught that Jesus was not of the same substance as God the father & thus had been created |
| Council of Nicaea | compromised of bishops who resolve Arius's dispute over the nature of Christ in Arianism |
| Great Mother Cult | a fertility cult in which ecstatic states were achieved sometimes by masochistic flogging & self-casteration |
| Mitharaism | particularly attracted military since it advocated self-discipline & courage. The ruins of their temples can be found wherever Roman army traveled |
| Neoplatonism | views based on the ideas of Plato that one should search beyond appearances for true knowledge; stressed abstract reasoning |
| Cult of Dionysus | a mystery cult where men & women celebrated mysteries of god of wine & rebirth by drinking, engaging in sex acts, ritually eating raw flesh of beasts, inducing ecstatic states & often masochism |
| Isis & Osiris/Serapis | Septimius Severus & his wife portrayed themselves as these goddess of fertility changed to Serapis "god of all peoples in common" |
| Decius | 3rd century empire during his reign all imperial residents were to sacrifice to the emperor & get a document showing their compliance led to persecution of Christians |
| Theodosius | forbid the public worship of Roman cults thus Christianity became the official religion of the Roman empire |
| Arianism | 4th century Christian heresy that taught that Jesus was not of the same substance as God the father & thus had been created |
| Council of Nicaea | compromised of bishops who resolve Arius's dispute over the nature of Christ in Arianism |
| Great Mother Cult | a fertility cult in which ecstatic states were achieved sometimes by masochistic flogging & self-casteration |
| Mitharaism | particularly attracted military since it advocated self-discipline & courage. The ruins of their temples can be found wherever Roman army traveled |
| Neoplatonism | views based on the ideas of Plato that one should search beyond appearances for true knowledge; stressed abstract reasoning |
| Cult of Dionysus | a mystery cult where men & women celebrated mysteries of god of wine & rebirth by drinking, engaging in sex acts, ritually eating raw flesh of beasts, inducing ecstatic states & often masochism |
| Isis & Osiris/Serapis | Septimius Severus & his wife portrayed themselves as these goddess of fertility changed to Serapis "god of all peoples in common" |
| Decius | 3rd century empire during his reign all imperial residents were to sacrifice to the emperor & get a document showing their compliance led to persecution of Christians |
| Theodosius | forbid the public worship of Roman cults thus Christianity became the official religion of the Roman empire |
| Arianism | 4th century Christian heresy that taught that Jesus was not of the same substance as God the father & thus had been created |
| Council of Nicaea | compromised of bishops who resolve Arius's dispute over the nature of Christ in Arianism |
| Great Mother Cult | a fertility cult in which ecstatic states were achieved sometimes by masochistic flogging & self-casteration |
| Mitharaism | particularly attracted military since it advocated self-discipline & courage. The ruins of their temples can be found wherever Roman army traveled |
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