Timeline
when was the Regal period?
703-539 BC
what is a dictator?
A sole leader with complete control of the government.
what was the most famous assassination in ancient Rome?
The assassination of Julius Caesar
How many members were on the consul?
2
Most Plebeians were what?
Average or poor citizens
In 390 BC who did Rome get attacked by?
The Gauls
During war times
What does "Et Tu Brutus?" mean?
You Too Brutus?
How many members were on the Senate?
300
TRUE OR FALSE
Plebeians were not slaves
True, all plebeians were not slaves.
who were the founders of Rome?
Romulus & Remus
Roughly how many total Dictators were there?
85
Which of these Roman emperors were NOT assassinated
Caesar Augustus Didius Caligula
Augustus
the Patricians were the ___ class
The upper class
the plebeians would elect _____ to the Senate
Tribunes
how many straight days of games were there in the Colosseum after the completion of its construction?
100 Days
what was the role of a dictator?
A temporary magistrate
why were Dictators often assassinated
If they did not have plans in the peoples best interest, or they had too much power
True or False
You had to serve time in the Senate to run for higher positions.
True.
The Tribunes had the power to _____ laws?
Veto laws.
how many years did the Roman Republic last?
482 Years
who was the first dictator in Rome?
Titus Larcius Flavus
what percent of Dictators were assassinated?
20%
Fun Fact! of the 77 Roman emperors from 27 BCE to 476 CE, almost 75% died under suspicious circumstances
which of these three classes had no voting power?
The Patricians The Plebeians The Liberti
The Liberti
what is the definition of Veto?
a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.