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Humn exam III

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