Roman Government
This term means a three part government
What is Tripartite?
The number of Consuls governing Rome
What is 2?
The ages Roman citizens would have been when serving in the army
What are 17-45?
the main source of payment for Legionaries in the Roman army
What is a share of the spoils (wealth from areas conquered)?
The number of months a Consul could be a dictator
What is 6 months?
This person was known as a model dictator.
Who was Cincinnatus?
The number of Roman soldiers in a legion
What are 3,000-6,000 men?
This was granted to Roman auxiliaries after serving 25 years in the Roman army
What is Roman citizenship?
The three parts of the Roman Government.
What are the...
1. Magistrates
2. Assemblies (Centuriate, Tribal Assemblies, Plebeian Council)
3. Senate
The three job requirements of the Consul.
What are...
1. running the government
2. carried out laws
3. commanded the army
The name for the roman throwing spear.
What is the Pilum?
The name of the metal armor worn by Leggionares
What is Lorica Segmentate?
This council made laws for the plebeians and eventually all Roman citizens
What is the Plebeian Council?
The three positions the Centuriate elected.
What are the...
1. Consuls
2. Censors
3. Praetors
The jobs that the new recruits did in the Roman army
What are
1. cleaning the latrines
2. breaking stones
3. stoking the furnace
The jobs the more experienced soldiers did in the army
What are
1. hunters
2. surveyors
3. masons
4. trumpeters
The Magistrate positions (give me three)
What are...
1. Consul
2. Dictator
3. Tribune
4. Praetor
5. Censor
6. Aedile
7. Quaestor
2 roles of the Roman Senate
What are...
1. They proposed and debated laws (the Centuriate passed the laws)
2. They controlled the money, decided foreign policy and acted as a court
The things a legionary would carry in their pack when marching
What are
1. shovel
2. saw
3. sickle
4. wicker basket
5. rope
The duties of a Roman soldiers when not in combat
What are...
1. patrolled territories
2. built roads
3. built forts
4. repaired/built aqueducts