People
led army and dozens of war elephants through Spain & Gaul to attack Rome by land.
Hannibal
Name the three leaders of the first triumvirate.
Julius Caesar
Pompey
Marcus Crassus
What was Rome and Carthage competing for that began the Punic Wars? (Be Specific).
Trade in the Mediterranean
200 year span of Roman Peace was known as what?
Pax Romana
led rebellion of 70,000 slaves against Rome.
Spartacus
What are the geographic barriers of the Italian peninsula?
Mountains and seas
Who won the First Punic Wars and what did they receive as a result of the victory?
Rome Won
-Sicily
-Corsica
-Sardinia
the two brothers that founded the Roman Republic in 753 BCE.
Romulus and Remus
was victorious at the Battle of Actium and was the first official emperor of Rome.
Octavian/Augustus
Name two groups who lived in Italy before the rise of the Romans.
Etruscans, Greeks, Gaul, Latins
Why did the second Punic War begin?
Hannibal wanted revenge on Rome. Grew up hating the Romans
was the river Julius Caesar crossed which meant he decided to march on Rome, starting a civil war between his forces and Pompey.
believed that the basic cause of Rome’s problems during the time period was the decline of small farmers and had the council of plebs pass land-reform bills that called for the government to take back public lands held by large landowners and give them to landless Romans.
Gracchus Brothers
Who were the patricians, and what rights did they have?
Nobles
Controlled the government of the Republic, Executive power
Why did the Third Punic War begin? Who Won and what was the result?
Rome wanted to knock out Carthage once and for all
Rome won and destroyed Carthage
was a warning by Oracle and involved the name called for the day Julius Caesar was assassinated.
Ides of March
formed a relationship with Cleopatra VII in Egypt and had three children together.
Mark Antony
Who were the plebeians, and what rights did they have?
Common/poor people
Vote
Serve in the Military
List the four specific reasons Rome was successful.
-Infrastructure
-Military Ability
-Strategy: Divide and Control
-Treatment of Conquered People