Roman Republic

Forum

What the central marketplace in Rome was known as

Paterfamilias

Families where the father potroayed absolute dominace. He was also responisble for teaching his sons.

Virtus

known as maniliness

Gravitas

A sense of the importance of the matter at hand, responsibility, and earnestness. A sense of pride about being Latin, which allowed them to feel superior to others

Dignitas

A sense of self-worth, personal pride. The concept of dignitas required eligible nobles to serve as magistrates of the Republic or as army officers

Goals of the roman republic

1. Government in which everyone has a say.

2. Division of power so no group or individual was too powerful

Larariums

Shrines built into the walls for protection of the household.

Burtus

was the leader of the revolution against the etruscan kings

animism

was the religon of the early republic, they believed that all things the exsisted therfore had a soul, for example plants, chairs

Jupiter

spirit of the sky

Mars

spirit of harvest and warefare

centurion

The officer in charge of a century

Spatacus

led the third servil war and coulunt control his army

Crassus

defeted spartacus

Centurion

An oficer that was in charge of a century in battle

Camilius

was vixtorius in the roman capture of the etruscan veii

the battle of Caudine forks

where the sammerite forced the roman to march back to their homeland

results of early roman expansion

1. Conquered people paid taxes, supplied soldiers, and followed Roman leadership.

2. Conquered people kept: customs, money, and local government.

3. A few groups were offered full citizenship, but most were offered just partial citizenship.

4. Romans posted a network of soldiers throughout the land.