CPA history Roman mid-term
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pomegranite14 on January 23, 2010
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Samnites |  Rome defeated the samnites |
| Patrician | rich citizens of Rome |
| Nero | sets a fire to Rome, bad for Rome, arbitrary executions |
| Diocletian | divided Rome into units, army enlarged |
| Livy | taught one person can make a difference. Wrote 142 historical volumes on Roman history |
| Paul of Tarsus | reached out to non- Jews, he was an educated jewish citizen who followed the command of christ to preach to jews and non- jews |
| Germania | not Germany area north of Danu, area was never conquered by Romans even though they tried many times |
| Etruscans | built Rome into a city |
| Consuls | executive officials, led the armies, two elected for one year |
| senate | body of 300, enlarged to 900 under Caesar, could not make laws, but its decrees came to have the force of law; during the Roman Republic, was the ruling body of Rome |
| Tribunes of Plebs | summoned meetings of the council of plebs, ten elected from the plebians each year |
| Octavian | first emperor, he expanded the military, appointed many goveners |
| Pax Romana | "Roman Peace", rulers treated ruling class with respect, ended arbitrary executions, maintained peace in the empire, domestic policies were helpful to the empire, absolute monarchs, social welfare programs, and massive public works. |
| Virgil | a poet of the Augustan age. He wrote the Aeneid. |
| Edict of MIlan | Christians will not be persecuted any more in Rome. |
| Roman Confederacy | to expand Italy it granted citizenship. |
| Praetors | responsible for administration of the laws |
| 12 tables | first formal code of law |
| Battle of Zama | Romans defeat the Carthagenians and the Romans move into Spain. |
| Hadrian's wall | across britain |
| Horace | augustan poet |
| zealots | group of Jews who did not want to live under Roman rule. |
| Emperor Theodosius | he officially makes Christianity the official Roman religion |
| Constantinople | made by Constantine, Byzantium becomes the new capital city. |
| 1st Punic Wars | Rome conquer Sicily, making it the first Roman province off mainland. |
| 2nd Punic Wars | war against Spain. Hannibal attacks Rome. |
| Servian wall | saved them against Carthage. |
| 3rd Punic Wars | Carthage turned into a Roman Province!!!!!! (YEAH!) |
| Roman's conquered lands | Macedonia, Greece, and Pergamum. |
| Theories of Roman collapse | christianity's emphasis on a spirtual kingdom weakened military. Traditional Roman values declined as non-Italians gained prominence. Lead poisoning cause mental decline. The plague wiped out population. Rome failed to use advanced technology because of slavery. Rome could never put together a good political system. |
| Carthage | Punic wars were fought for this place |
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