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hist. ID's exam2
hist 119 ID's exam 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| *Romulus/Remus | myth: twins condemned at birth, brought up by she-wolf, and founded city where they were rescued and saved (ie Rome) |
| *Aeneas | myth: fate of his young son to found Rome (from Troy). 3 statements about Rome: family (father depicted), gods (father depicted holding household gods) 3.state (image of son) He’s called pious Aeneas (pious meaning faithful to state) |
| *pietas | Premier roman value=duty to state before all else |
| *Etruscan/Atruian Domination | dominate Rome for awhile which causes Rome to despise kings (Atuscan king raped and we very self centered) |
| *Forum | becomes political and economic center (early rome) |
| *Pietas, libertas, civitas | :duty to state L:complete freedom C:civic duty/citizenship |
| *Patricians/plebians | - Patricians=upper class side of government, Plebeians=voice for lower class |
| *12 tables: | plebeians go for law code in order to secure all other rights before gaining equality |
| *Licianian/sextian law- | Gauls invade city, which results in passage these laws-plebian tribunes can veto laws passed by senate |
| *Hortensian laws | wipe out distinction between plebian/patriarcians (intermarriage allowed) |
| *Punic wars/macedonian war | Carthage vs. Italy, Italy wins and they sign a peace treaty which leaves Carthage defenseless. |
| *Tiberius/Gaius Gracchi | brothers who, raised by stoic philosopher, attempt to reform government so its not so corrupt. Tiberius-land reform act/Gaius-? act |
| *Political generals | marius, sulla, pompey--all generals who use their power to gain imperium for 10 years each (blaming it on emergency circumstances) |
| *Triumvirate | government of 3--first with Julius Cesar+Pompey+Crassus, then Augustus Augustus+Antony+Lepidus |
| *Julius Caesar | came to power through a triumvirate, but later defeats other two in leadership, after they banish him--murdered soon after his conquering by senate |
| *Augustus Caesar | (Octavian), Cesar’s nephew, adopted son. Comes to power through great military success--he stays alive by being good to the senate. He defeats Antony for power, and is named Augustus (meaning great)--he is almost god-like, and starts imperial cult, as zeu |
| *Diarchy | rule by two: Cesar and senate |
| *Pontifex Maximus | - high priest (Augustus appoints himself this, but lets others give the control to him) |
| *pax romana | Roman peace |
| Principate | first citizen (to kill Cesar is to commit horrible crime) |
| *Julian-Claudian | (14-68ad) 9 of Augustus’ following rulers assassinated |
| *Year of 4 emperors | (after Nero passed) no successor, so 4 different army generals declared themselves emperor--Vespasian finally won out. |
| *Era of good emperors | each emperor adopts his successor to be, so each emperor is good, and hand picked, until Marcus Arileus fails to do so, and his corrupt son causes empire to fall apart. |
| *Hadrians wall | 6 foot wall to define boarders (now boarder between England and Scotland) |
| *Diocletian | tough general (284-305) forms tetrarchy, divides empire in half--with two rulers for each half, severely persecutes Christians |
| *Tetrarchy | rule of 4 |
| *Constantine/Constantinople | - successful general, hero of Christianity, made Constantinople new capitol |
| *Theodosius | depicted as saintly, makes Christianity only tolerable religion in Rome, in order to create unity to stabilize empire. |
| *Petrine doctrine | apostolic succession-apostles of Jesus taught everything they learned from jesus: all truth is already revealed (message passed through bishops) |
| *Cesaropapism | one ruler (of church, and government |
| *Basileus/autocrater | king of kings, sole ruler of the world, and the vice regent of God |
| *Justinian, | )- most powerful ruler of Byzantine empire, |
| Justinian code (corpus iruis civilis | ~codex justinians ~digest (short hand code) ~institutes (text book summarizing law to teach others) ~Novellae (new laws, since code was est.) Very important law code that is still highly regarded and followed today |
| *Monasticism | senimite monastiasm |
| *Hagia Sophia | - remarkable structure built in 5 years |
| *Visgoths/Ostrogoths/Vandals | tribes that invaded the roman empire |
| *Gregory the Great | attacked all other forms of Christianity in attempt to unify christians--snuffed out all other forms of Christianity (celtic Christians), sent out missionaries |
| *Benedictin rule | monastic rule for monks--centered monks lives around work, and God--didn’t allow extremes (like starvation) |
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