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Appenines
To reject
Veto
Had 6,000 professional soldiers
Legion
What type of system did having a 3-part system in the republic create?
A. triumvirate
B. checks and balances
C. dictatorship
D. tribunes
Answer: Checks and Balances
Which emperor moved the Roman capital to Byzantium?
Constantine
Mountain range to the north of Italy
A society run by men
Patriarchy
Name of professional soldiers
Legionnaires or Legionaries
How did the plebeians gain rights in the Republic?
What did the oracle tell Julius Caesar?
Beware the Ides of March
What river is Rome located on?
Tiger
To treat badly, hostility towards
Persecute
What was the testudo formation?
shield formation to protect soldiers
Consuls
What was one thing that Constantine known for?
- no longer persecuting Christians
- building churches
- adding Christian symbols to coins
- moving the capital to Byzantium and calling it Constantinople
- food (grapes, olives)
- alphabet
- mythology/religion
- literature
- architecture (like the columns/pillars)
"exalted one"
Augustus
What was a Roman standard?
a tall pole with a symbol representing the military legion
What was a republic?
Where citizens elect leaders
What was a reason the Roman senators conspired to kill Julius Caesar?
- feared his growing power
- getting back at him for things he had done
-undermining the Senate's power
What did Pompey and the Senate tell Julius Caesar to do after leaving Gaul?
To disband his army and return to Rome
Conquering other places and foreign traders sold them
How did ancient Rome's military organization help it?
allowed flexibility, move quickly, and gave them more strength
What is a tripartite?
3 branch/part government
Why did Constantine convert to Christianity? Know the story
- prayed for help before a battle, saw a Christian cross in a vision, painted it on the shields and they won! He believed God had helped him