“Where have all the leaders gone
... twist about the danger of too many old men (a sentiment with which I might not entirely agree!): We tend to think of Roman society as a place where old age was venerated. and in a very real sense, it was. But it was also a society that was, by our standards, populated and managed by the young. To st ...
... twist about the danger of too many old men (a sentiment with which I might not entirely agree!): We tend to think of Roman society as a place where old age was venerated. and in a very real sense, it was. But it was also a society that was, by our standards, populated and managed by the young. To st ...
Ancient Rome - Roman Conquest
... As a dictator, (he ruled for 10 years), he changed the Senate so that it better represented the people. He created new jobs and gave citizenship to more people, including those from the provinces, and issued decrees that helped the poor. ...
... As a dictator, (he ruled for 10 years), he changed the Senate so that it better represented the people. He created new jobs and gave citizenship to more people, including those from the provinces, and issued decrees that helped the poor. ...
How did Rome become an empire?
... 44 BC - Caesar instituted popular reforms; Fearing he wanted to be king, Senators murdered him March 15th (the Ides of March) ...
... 44 BC - Caesar instituted popular reforms; Fearing he wanted to be king, Senators murdered him March 15th (the Ides of March) ...
the roman republic
... A form of democracy where the citizens elect representatives to run the government Who set this up? Patricians: these were the wealthy Latin aristocrats who pushed the Etruscans out and established a government where only they could hold office. This government was really for nobles (aristocra ...
... A form of democracy where the citizens elect representatives to run the government Who set this up? Patricians: these were the wealthy Latin aristocrats who pushed the Etruscans out and established a government where only they could hold office. This government was really for nobles (aristocra ...
homework due. Republic to Empire
... • 12/6 Focus – The fall of Rome didn’t happen over night. Rome was hit with many years of corruption, invasions and bad rulers. All these factors slowly caused the Roman empire to collapse ...
... • 12/6 Focus – The fall of Rome didn’t happen over night. Rome was hit with many years of corruption, invasions and bad rulers. All these factors slowly caused the Roman empire to collapse ...
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... Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus? Pompey’s Great theatre 9. Whom did Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeat in the 2nd Punic War to become a hero for Rome? Hannibal 10. Who was Remus’s uncle? Why did Remus’s uncle want to kill him (and his brother Romulus)? Amulius he knew they were going to be kings but h ...
... Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus? Pompey’s Great theatre 9. Whom did Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeat in the 2nd Punic War to become a hero for Rome? Hannibal 10. Who was Remus’s uncle? Why did Remus’s uncle want to kill him (and his brother Romulus)? Amulius he knew they were going to be kings but h ...
Roman History II
... rods surrounding an axe Consuls had 12 lictors, dictators had 24 Praetors had 6, but only when out of Rome on military affairs ...
... rods surrounding an axe Consuls had 12 lictors, dictators had 24 Praetors had 6, but only when out of Rome on military affairs ...
Julius Caesar – Introductory Notes
... approval for his decisions by the Senate, could not be vetoed by anyone, and could not later be prosecuted for his actions. This very special position lasted for only six months (later extended to a year under Caesar). In 60 B.C.E. an unofficial “triumvirate” (three-man rule) of Caesar, Crassus, a ...
... approval for his decisions by the Senate, could not be vetoed by anyone, and could not later be prosecuted for his actions. This very special position lasted for only six months (later extended to a year under Caesar). In 60 B.C.E. an unofficial “triumvirate” (three-man rule) of Caesar, Crassus, a ...
The First Warlords
... there was no civil slaughter until Tiberius Gracchus, tribune and law bringer, was the first to fall a victim to internal commotion; and with him many others, who were crowded together at the Capitol around the temple, were also slain. Sedition did not end with that abominable deed. Repeatedly the p ...
... there was no civil slaughter until Tiberius Gracchus, tribune and law bringer, was the first to fall a victim to internal commotion; and with him many others, who were crowded together at the Capitol around the temple, were also slain. Sedition did not end with that abominable deed. Repeatedly the p ...
Part 1: Holy Roman Empire Part 2: Western Europe in the High
... Legend of Rome’s Founding • Aeneas migrated from Troy to Italy • Two of his descendants, Romulus and Remus, were abandoned by an evil uncle in the flooded Tiber River • A kindly she-wolf found them and nursed them to health • The boys grew strong and courageous and in 753 B.C., Romulus founded the ...
... Legend of Rome’s Founding • Aeneas migrated from Troy to Italy • Two of his descendants, Romulus and Remus, were abandoned by an evil uncle in the flooded Tiber River • A kindly she-wolf found them and nursed them to health • The boys grew strong and courageous and in 753 B.C., Romulus founded the ...
The Roman Empire
... who had wanted the reign of the emperors to end and the Senate to rule Rome as it had been during the Roman Republic. ...
... who had wanted the reign of the emperors to end and the Senate to rule Rome as it had been during the Roman Republic. ...
Early Rome - Roslyn School
... The Roman State cont. • Several popular assemblies; most important the centuriate assembly; organized by classes based on wealth; wealthiest always had a majority; adult males; So, the early Roman state was an aristocratic republic controlled by a relatively small group of privileged people. ...
... The Roman State cont. • Several popular assemblies; most important the centuriate assembly; organized by classes based on wealth; wealthiest always had a majority; adult males; So, the early Roman state was an aristocratic republic controlled by a relatively small group of privileged people. ...
Factors in the Death of the Roman Republic
... g) Mercenaries (soldiers for hire) who were loyal to the commanding officer who paid them replaced citizen-soldiers soldiers who fought for the glory of their country. h) Politicians/ generals began to develop their own private armies. ...
... g) Mercenaries (soldiers for hire) who were loyal to the commanding officer who paid them replaced citizen-soldiers soldiers who fought for the glory of their country. h) Politicians/ generals began to develop their own private armies. ...
Ancient Rome Notes FITB
... ____________-upper house of 300 men who outweighed the Assembly. They ____________ consuls and served for __________. ...
... ____________-upper house of 300 men who outweighed the Assembly. They ____________ consuls and served for __________. ...
Social Studies Study Guide for Chapter 8 **remember to review your
... -How did geography help the people of Rome? (p. 229) -Describe the Etruscans? (p. 230) -List the three ideas did the Etruscans give the Romans? (p. 230) -Define republic? (p. 231) -What group of people made up the Senate? (p. 231) -What group of people could not hold office/be part of the government ...
... -How did geography help the people of Rome? (p. 229) -Describe the Etruscans? (p. 230) -List the three ideas did the Etruscans give the Romans? (p. 230) -Define republic? (p. 231) -What group of people made up the Senate? (p. 231) -What group of people could not hold office/be part of the government ...
Chapter 5:
... Magistracies and senate controlled by a select few powerful families – Patrician and Plebian, called nobiles (nobles), these were the men selected to the most powerful positions in the Roman government – 233 to 133 BC – 80% of consuls came from 26 families, 50% came from only 10 of those families – ...
... Magistracies and senate controlled by a select few powerful families – Patrician and Plebian, called nobiles (nobles), these were the men selected to the most powerful positions in the Roman government – 233 to 133 BC – 80% of consuls came from 26 families, 50% came from only 10 of those families – ...