People
Cornelius
What modern country is Rome in?
Italy
Name the lowest social class
Plebian
Why did Sulla change the number of Senators in politically powerful positions?
To make it increasingly difficult for younger Populares to take office, and therefore possibly overtake the Optimates in the Senate
When should a source be used in a response?
When support for a point is needed. Never on its own.
What is Sulla's enemy's name
Gaius Marius
How many hills did Rome have?
7
Name the two top classes that had political and social standings
Patrician and Equestrians
Name 2 reforms Marius made in relation to the military
Legions could be made of non-property owning citizens
The army was reorganised and made into one cohesive unit
Standards were removed, apart from the Aquilla (eagle)
Marius Mules created and the baggage train removed
State paid for military service
Name the two major ancient sources for the Fall of the Roman Republic.
Plutarch, Appian
Name the Three political figures that followed Sulla's dictatorship.
100 for each
Julius Caesar, Pompey and Octavian
What geographical feature was the Roman Empire based around?
The Mediterranean Sea
(2 comparisons needed, 150 for each)
Optimates worked for themselves, P worked for the people
O were typically older men with power and wealth, P were typically younger, poorer men
Optimates were conservatives, Populares were progressive
What is a proscription?
A proscription is the action of forbidding something; banning it. In this case, its the outlawing of things and people
What argument could you make about this source:
"Far from making Sulla what he claimed to be, the restorer of senatorial authority, the effect of the proscriptions was to weaken that authority, insofar as one of the senate's real bases was the political experience of it's leader"
1. Sulla was able to manipulate the Senate to maintain power
2. the long term drastically changed how the Senate ran
3. ultimately allowed significant individuals to become dictators, and begin the shift towards an empire.
Name of a typical Roman soldier (as a group)
Legionary (or legion)
Name four provinces of the Roman empire in 1st century BCE
100 for each
Achaea, Africa, Asian Minor, Creta et Cyrenaica, Cyprus, Gallia Narbonensis, Hispania Baetica, Further Spain, Syria, Macedonia, Pontus et Bithynia, and Sicilia
Name the 4 positions a Patrician could hold in the office, from the lowest ranking to the highest (not including dictators or Pro...)
100 for each one in the correct order
Quaestor, Aedile, Praetor, Consul
Provide the minimum age for each of the Patrician positions after Sulla's election as consul
Top position (was 36) to 42
Top Middle position (was 33) to 39
Bottom Middle position No age change mentioned
Top position (was 27) to30
What arguments could you make from the following source:
"The most lasting element of Sulla's work, however, was his reform of the judicial system: here he intended to remove the administration of justice from the popular assemblies The Juries for these courts were to be provided exclusively from members of the Senate, and their president would be a praetor."
1. Sulla made it difficult for younger generations to gain political influence
2. He aimed and successfully limited the political power and influence of the Plebians (within the Peoples assembly)
3. He manipulates the judicial system to place his supporters into key positions which would allow him to continue to manipulate Rome without fear of being criminalised.
Name of the type of soldier that the Romans made the official standard unit out of
principes
What was the total size of the Roman empire in the first century BCE (in km2, within 200,000 will get you the points)
2,750,000 km2
Name 5 of the challenges the Republican system of government faced
- Overexpansion and the changes which came along with it
- Too many slaves
- Slave revolts
- Italian Push for equality
- The Social War
Outline the legacy of Sulla (be specific, what did each class see/think)
Sulla’s laws strengthened the position of aristocratic Senators, but his actions left a bitter legacy of resentment amongst members of the nobility, the equestrians and the people
Without looking at your books/notes.
Name the two modern historians mentioned by Ken Webb
David Shotter
Thomas Wiedemann