THE EXPANSION OF ROME
How did the Rome start off in the Regal Period?
City State
What were the names of rulers in Rome during the Republic?
Consuls
What is the Ides of March?
The death of Julius Caser who was stabbed by the senate
Who built the many engineering marvels of Rome and handled many difficult menial tasks?
Enslaved people.
How many times was Julius stabbed?
23 Times
At Roman civilization's peak, what land did it control?
At its peak, The Roman Empire controls the Mediterranean, the Balkans, Turkey, and what is now known as the Netherlands, southern Germany, France, Switzerland, and England.
How were votes determined by in the Comitia Centuriata?
Wealth
Why was the First Triumvirate of Cassius, Pompey, and Julius so popular with the plebeians?
They want reforms that will give back to plebeians.
How was Roman sanitation different from modern sanitation?
Dirty dirty dirty
Public bathrooms with communal sponge.
Sewers built to move flood waters, not waste.
The capital Byzantine in the East was renamed what?
Istambul
What were the name of the wars between Rome and Carthaginins that allowed Rome to expand from a city state to an 'republic' that controlled the Mediterranean?
The Punic Wars
How was there a separation of powers in Rome?
Consuls could veto each other, and there was a separation of offices and jobs.
Comitia Centuriata (Wealth)
Consuls took advisement from the Senate
Where was Julius Caser proconsul after his leadership in Rome? Why did it make the senate so worried?
The area around modern day France and Spain. He was conquering the Gallics, and Romans love a powerful military leader. They were scared he would take the lead by force.
What are a list of things that Romans were able to engineer?
Aqueducts, roads, bridges, tunnels, baths, indoor plumbing
Where did Cassius run after Julius defeated him in the civil war, where he was then killed?
Alexandria
What are the differences between the Principate and Dominate periods of Imperial Rome?
Principate: Let’s pretend that the Republic still exists! (It doesn’t). Frequent coups + Huge masses of military expansion And also slavery
Dominate: Emperor Diocletian splits up the giant Roman Empire into four sections. Christianity is legalized and promoted
What were at least two of the three civic duties that Roman citizens had in the Republic?
Vote!
Pay Taxes!
Protect Your City (Military)!
Who took the throne after Julius's death? (Both names)
Octavius + Augustus. --> Julius adopted nephew.
Describe the roads of the Roman Empire. How were they built? What were they useful for?
Roads helped the military travel swiftly and could act as supply lines.
They were built as straight and as direct as possible, leading to Romans to innovate bridges and tunnels in order to navigate mountains and rivers
Tax collections + inns + protections
Why are Nasa Rocket's diameters 4ft 8 inches?
Roman horses + Chariots --> Roman Roads + Tunnels --> Carriages --> Trams --> Trains --> Weight too heavy --> Trains it is! Has to fit in the tunnels!
What is the correct order for the different periods of Rome?
A. Imperial Rome - Dominate
B. Byzantine Empire
C. The Roman Republic
D. The Regal Period
E. Imperial Rome - Principate
A. Regal Period
Roman Republic
Imperial Rome - Principate
Imperial Rome - Dominate
Byzantine Rome
What were the four societal groups of ancient Rome?
PATRICIANS - The Wealthy Elite
PLEBEIANS - Poorer individuals/Worker
LIBERTI - Freed slaves
Slaves
What name did Roman leaders use during the first part of Imperial Rome?
Princeps
Used to fund the military and construction projects
Income taxes were placed on all citizens and were based on how much money they made.
Property taxes were based on the value of a citizen’s land, buildings, and other possessions.
Sales taxes were levied on goods sold within the empire.
Import/export taxes were levied on goods imported into or exported from the empire.
Who were the two people that Cleopatra had a romantic relationship with?
Mark Anthony and Julius Caser