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The Roman Empire 25/7/2011
Background/ Revision Exercise
This unit will start in approximately the year 60 BC. The
purpose of this lesson, however, is to briefly consider what
had happened before this date. Some of the people in your
team were in the Roman Republic unit last semester. They
will have 20 minutes to explain the answers to the
questions below to their teammates. We will then have a
quiz where each of these questions are asked (no notes
allowed). Initially, only the newbies will be entitled to
answer each question. Only if none of the newbies can
answer a question will the Republicans be allowed to
answer. The team gains one point for a correct answer and
loses one point for a false answer. The winning team takes
all (the lollies).
Q) In what year was the mythical
foundation of the Rome?
Q) In what year was the mythical
foundation of the Rome?
• A) 753 BC
Q) How, according to Roman
mythology, did the city acquire its
name?
Q) How, according to Roman
mythology, did the city acquire its
name?
• The twins, Romulus and Rhemus, having escaped
the wrath of their uncle and been raised by a
shepherd established a village of their own on the
Capitoline Hill. The twins could not agree on who
should name and rule their new village. A fight
broke out and Romulus won, killing his brother,
Rhemus, in the process.
Q) Name three advantageous aspects
of Rome’s location and geography...
Q) Name three advantageous aspects
of Rome’s location and geography...
A)
* The seven hills of Rome provided strong defensive positions
* Fertile soil due to volcanic activity (although volcanic activity was
also responsible for malaria infected swamps
* Easy access to the sea
* The island in the Tiber made it possible to bridge the river – hence
the main North-South trade route passed through Rome
* No marks for “position in the Mediterranean” – this only became
really important from the 3rd century B.C.
Q) What were three ways that the Romans were
influenced by the Etruscans (who ruled them for
much of the 6th century BC)?
Q) What were three ways that the Romans were
influenced by the Etruscans (who ruled them for
much of the 6th century BC)?
A)
* Building of the Roman forum
* Building of the Cloaca Maxima (great sewer)
* Use of the arch in construction
* Religion: augury, necropolises
Q) In what year was Tarquin “The
Proud” overthrown by Lucius Junius
Brutus and the Republic estabilished?
Q) In what year was Tarquin “The
Proud” overthrown by Lucius Junius
Brutus and the Republic estabilished?
A) 509 BCE
Q) Take the name Gaius Julius Caesar.
Which is the first name? Which is the
family name? Which is the clan name?
Q) Take the name Gaius Julius Caesar.
Which is the first name? Which is the
family name? Which is the clan name?
A)
Gaius = first name
Julius = clan name
Caesar = family name
Q) ‘patrician’ vs. ‘plebean’
• Patricians were from noble families
(traditionally, the founding families of Rome).
Over the course of the Republic they had been
the most powerful class, controlling politics
and religion.
• Plebeians: the commoners… Second-class
citizens for much of the Republic. This had
diminished over time