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The Roman Republic
Announcements
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Vocabulary of Ancient Rome
Seven characteristics of Roman society
Significance of Rome in W. Civ.
Government of the Roman Republic
Vocabulary of Ancient Rome
• In groups of 3-4, identify and discuss the
following terms (3 minutes). Do NOT use your
textbook. Is there a modern English equivalent?
• Paterfamilias
senate
patricians
• Plebians (plebs)
patriarchy
pietas
• Consuls
censors
tribunes
• Pontifex maximus legionnaire
municipia
• Punic
latifundia
hellenistic
• Republic (res publica)
plebiscite
Chronology of Roman Republic
Archaic
E. Repub.
M. Repub.
L. Repub.
753
509
450s
367
338
287
264
218
133
107
60
44
27
Founding of Rome (Romulus/Remus)
Overthrow Tarquinius (Lucretia)
Twelve Tables
Plebian consuls
Latin League dissolved
Plebian laws binding to all
1st Punic War vs. Carthage
2nd Punic War
Tiberius Gracchus assass.
Marius, Sulla
1st Triumvirate
J. Caesar assas.
Augustus is emperor
Founding Legends of Rome
• Romulus & Remus
• Twin sons suckled by
she-wolf
• Fratricide
• Rape of Sabine
Women
• Lucretia
• Honor, violence, fidelity
Lucretia & Tarquinius Superbus
Plutarch, as cited in Noble, p. 147
7 Themes of Republican Rome
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Property
Pater
Past
Pushing (outward)
Patronage
Practical
Public (life)
Significance of Ancient Rome
• In groups of 3-4, brainstorm 6+ reasons
why Rome is significant in Western Civ.
Remember P.E.R.S.I.A. + G.T.
• Do NOT use your textbook—discuss w/
your group.
• Use both broad themes and specific
examples.
• Advanced topic: how do these reasons
compare with our list for Ancient Greece?
Some ideas on significance of
Ancient Rome
• Concept of mass citizenship Christianity/Papacy
Roads
• Social harmony b/w classes
military develop’s (legion)
polit. pluralism
• Latin, & subsequent languages
• imperial unity
decadence
• Elections and indirect democracy
Art/Lit/Drama/
Philos./History
• Citizen-soldier
pragmatic, adaptive
• Roman numerals
• Checks & balances in gov’t
Architecture (arches,
acqu.)
Census
Roman Government
• MonarchyRepublicMonarchy
• Liberty, not equality
• Polybius, “mixed constitution”
• Executive, deliberative, legislative (no judicial)
• Magistrates, senate, assemblies
• Royal, oligarchic, democratic
• Checks and balances
Roman Republic:
political structure
Roman Virtues
(see Noble, p. 149)