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Ancient Rome - Republic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the 2 classes of citizens of Rome | patricians and plebeians |
| How many consuls were elected and from which class? | two, first only from the patricians, later one patrician, one plebeian |
| How many tribunes were elected | First two, later ten |
| What was the job of the Senate? | advise the consuls |
| Whom did the tribunes represent? | the plebeians |
| Did the Roman territory grow or shrink during the Kingdom period | it grew through wars with other tribes |
| What non-Italian city did Rome fight three wars with? | Carthage, Africa |
| What are these wars called? | Punic Wars |
| Why were they called the Punic Wars? | The Romans called the Carthiginians "Punici" because the came from the Phoencians |
| The Republic lasted from | 500BC -0 |
| What happened in 44BC | Julius Caesar was murdered by his fellow senators |
| What else died with Julius Caesar? | The Roman Republic |
| What kind of government followed the Roman Republic? | Rulership by an emperor |
| What is the difference between an emperor and a king | A king usually reigns over one country. An emperor rules over his country and other conquered lands. |
| What happened in Rome after the Punic War | Civil War |
| What areas did Julius Caesar conquer? | Gaul and Britain |
| Where did Caesar's enemies flee to? | First Greece, then Egypt |
| What was the name of the river Julius Caesar crossed with his army? | The Rubicon |
| What does vene, vidi, vici mean? | I came, I saw, I conquered |
| When did Caesar say that? | After he conquered a tribe in Gaul. |
| Why was Julius Caesar killed? | The senate thought he was going to make himself a tyrant. |