Society, Roman Republic, 🏛️and Religion🏛️
The poorer, working social class?
The wealthier, ruling social class?
Plebians, patricians
Rome is now what modern country?
Italy
Who founded Rome? (hint: two brothers)
Romulus and Remus
Who were the three members of the triumvirate?
Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar
Which Punic war:
Rome and Carthage fought over Sicily
First Punic War
Epicurean or Stoic?
"The goal of life is to get rid of worry and pain and achieve true happiness in life."
Epicurean
what kind of landform is Italy and what is it shaped like?
a peninsula; a boot
What originally motivated the Latins to settle in the Italian peninsula?
Fertile land and a climate that promoted farming
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Augustus Caesar (Octavian/Princeps)
Who fought in the Punic Wars?
Rome and Carthage
Epicurean or Stoic?
"Fate governs all things and the goal of life is to do one's duty."
Stoic
What major geographical feature stretches across the Northern part of Rome above the Italian peninsula?
The Alps
What was Rome's earliest form of government?
Monarchy
What was the name of the period of peace and prosperity during Augustus Caesar's rule?
The Pax Romana ("Roman peace")
Which Punic War?
Hannibal crossed the Alps with war elephants
Second Punic War
What were the three branches of government in the Roman Republic?
The Senate, the Consuls, and the Assembly
What major geographical feature runs through Rome?
The Tiber river
Which of the seven hills was Rome built on?
Palatine hill
What major event is the Gregorian calendar based on?
The birth of Christ
Which Punic War?
The Romans invented a ship with a spiked plank that could attach to the enemy ship.
First Punic War
Which of the republic's three branches was the most powerful?
The Senate
What three seas are in ancient Rome?
The Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea, and the Ionian Sea
Who introduced a writing system, paved roads, arches, draining marshes and sewage systems to Rome?
The Etruscans
Why is the leap day in February?
Because February was the last month of the Romans' year
Which Punic War?
Rome destroys Carthage and gains control of the entire Mediterranean world.
Third Punic War