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Punic
Roman word for Carthage’s ancestors, the Phoenicians
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The Punic Wars
3 major periods of war, not constant fighting
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Carthage fears Rome will take Sicily, Rome fears Carthage will dominate the Mediterranean
Cause of 1st Punic War
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Quinquereme
Carthaginian ship with 4 rowers perside
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Hamilcar Barca
general of the first Punic War
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Rome finds an abandoned Carthaginian ship and recreates it
turning point of the first punic war
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corvus
a device that interlocks two battling ships
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Carthage asks for peace, Rome receives Carthage’s treasury along with Sicily and other areas
Results of the first Punic war
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Carthage invades Italy
cause of 2nd Punic war
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Hannibal Barca
Carthaginian general in 2nd Punic war, never loses a battle in Italy
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Battle of Cannae
Rome suffering the worst defeat in history
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attack Carthage while Hannibal is away
Roman response to defeat at Battle of Cannae
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Roman general who led them into North Africa
Scipio Africanus
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Near Carthage, Scipio defeats hannibal
Battle of Zama
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Carthage asks for peace, Rome receives territory, Carthage not allowed to use military without Rome approval
Results of 2nd Punic war
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Spain and Greece
major territories Rome recieves in the 2nd Punic War
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Carthage must be destroyed
Cato the Elder’s quote
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Carthage breaks amendment by using Military without Rome’s approval
Cause of 3rd Punic war
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Numidians
growing empire, attacks Carthage
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Destroying Carthage
What Rome does in response to amendment break
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The Assassination of the Gracchi brothers
The political turning point of Rome
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Rome’s Italian allies rebelling against Rome for political rights
The Social war
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Rome wins, however still grants the allies rights
Results of Social War
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Julius Caesar
Famous Roman dictator; transition between Republic and Empire
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Aedile, praetor, military general, governor of Spain
Jobs held by Julius Caesar
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Senate
Julius Caesar had many opponents in the ___
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Julius Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
The First Triumvirate
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Julian Calendar
Calendar made by Julius Caesar that we use today
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Gallic Wars
Wars led by Julius Caesar
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In battle
How does Crassus die?
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Pompey becoming the sole consul
Pompey forming an alliance with the Senate leads to..
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Call Caesar back to Rome
Pompey’s plan to kill Caesar
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Rubicon River
River described as the boundary between safety and danger from Rome; crossed by Julius Caesar in 49 BC
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Returns to Rome with army, Pursues Pompey to Greece, kills him in 48 BC
What Caesar does when he returns to Rome
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Grants citizenship to people in other provinces, reforms tax system, adjusts calendar
accomplishments made during Caesar’s dictatorship
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Name Caesar was called, “Father of the Country”
Pater Patriae
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advisory council
Caesar makes the senate his _____
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dictator-for-life
In 44 BC, Julius Caesar appoints himself as
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Ides of March
Middle of March
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Attacked on floor of Senate by 60 senators
How Caesar dies
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Brutus
Caesar’s ally that betrayed and killed him
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Sic Semper Tyrannis
Death to all Tyrants
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Et tu, Brute?
And you, Brutus?
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Names heir, end of republic, reduce’s senate’s power, rules like a king
Reasons why Caesar is considered the transition from Republic to Empire
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Octavian, Marc Antony, Lepidus
the Second triumvirate
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Octavian forces him into retirement
How Lepidus leaves the Triumvirate
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Octavian divides remaining Roman land with Marc Antony, declares war on Antony and defeats him
How Marc Antony leaves the Triumvirate
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Augustus Caesar
Octavian new’s name
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Caligula and Nero
“Bad” emperors of Rome
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Trajan
good emperor, greatest size of Roman empire
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Hadrian
good emperor, wall built around land
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Marcus Aurelius
Philosopher/Writer; Stoicism
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Pax Romana
“Roman peace”; Time of order and stability in Roman history, strong economy; Lasts from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius
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in 50 years, Rome had __ emperors
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The Colosseum
Flavian Amphitheatre; 50,000 capacity; Gladiator events
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Circus Maximus
Chariot racing; high speed and violent
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high chance of being assassinated
risk of being an emperor
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violence issue
assassinations, gladiator events, and chariot racing showed that Rome had a
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Longevity, Size, Army, Engineering, Culture
Achievements of Rome
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Diocletian
Emperor who divides empire into eastern and western hemisphere, each has co-emperor, gives himself “better half”
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Constantine
moves capital, decriminalized Christianity
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Constantinople
new Roman capital
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Several Germanic tribes conquer Rome and Western empire
Fall of Rome
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Christianity
new religion that Roman emperors begin converting to
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Zama
area near Carthage; where the 2nd punic war took place
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Gaul
land famously conquered by Caesar
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elephant
animal famously used by Hannibal
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Sicily
island thats the focus of the first Punic war
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Scipio
general who defeated hannibal(spell first name only)
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sword
roman diplomacy is symbolized by a ___
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476 AD
what year was the fall of Rome