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CLEP History Ancient Rome
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1. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68).
censor
Etruscans
Nero
Plebians
2. A cruel and insane ruler of the Roman Empire in the first century A.D.; one of the twelve Caesars. To humiliate the senators of Rome - he appointed his horse to the senate.
Caligula
Marius
Jugurthine war
Client system
3. 112-105 BCE An important war as it shows the difficulties Rome had in the 2nd century with foreign allies and deciding when it is appropriate to intervene. Marius obviously played a role in this fight against Jugurtha although it is interesting to re
Tiber River
Jugurthine war
equestrians
dictator
4. (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter;
pyrrhic victory
toga candidata
Twelve tables
censor
5. King like powers that the consuls enjoyed.
Etruscans
Latifundia
imperium
Gracchi brothers
6. A military unit of the ancient Roman army - made up of about 5 -000 foot soldiers and a group of soldiers on horseback.
Pax Romana
imperium
quaestor
legion
7. Public entertainment that Roman elites used to keep the plebeians happy and distracted from problems in the empire; a tool used by Julius Caesar to gain the support of the plebeians.
Bread and circuses
legion
pyrrhic victory
Jugurthine war
8. Huge Roman estates created by buying up several small farms.
third punic war
maniples
censor
Latifundia
9. (149-146 BCE) was due to a treaty put in place after the second Punic war which made all military action done by Carthage need to be accepted by Rome. Carthage did not do this when a roman ally attacked them. So Rome attacked Carthage and destroyed t
Populares
Ides of March
third punic war
equestrians
10. 'whitened toga' A special garment worn by those running for office
Republic
Scipio the Younger
third punic war
toga candidata
11. A Roman general and a conservative politician - holding the office of consul twice as well as the dictatorship. A gifted and effective general - Sulla marched his armies on Rome twice - enjoying the absolute power of a dictator. As dictator - he enac
Optimates
consuls
Sulla
Twelve tables
12. The wealthy class in Roman society; landowners
Bread and circuses
Populares
Patricians
Plebians
13. Means 'Roman Peace;' specifically the term that refers to the peace and stability that Rome maintained within its borders during the early empire.
Pax Romana
Optimates
Twelve tables
Nero
14. Two officials from the patrician class were appointed each year of the Roman Republic to supervise the government and command the armies
dictator
consuls
Republic
Patricians
15. A magistrate who could veto the senate
peoples tribute
Bread and circuses
Plebians
aedile
16. Wealthy Roman senator -ended all speeches with 'Carthage must be destroyed'
Fabian tactics
Cato the Elder
Client system
second punic war
17. (218-202 BCE) began when Carthage built up its troops and invaded Italy/ during the war Hannibal won battle after battle against Rome but eventually Hannibal was defeated because he was forced to return to Carthage to defend the city against a Roman
equestrians
Ides of March
second punic war
Patricians
18. The 'best men' who believed in working through the Senate and in gaining power through the Senate and in gaining power through the traditional means of family alliances - patronage - etc
Optimates
Pax Romana
third punic war
Tiber River
19. They were second to the consuls; were primarily judicial officials (judges); They had to be at least 39 years old
Jugurthine war
Scipio the Younger
praetor
Twelve tables
20. The son of Scipio the Elder - who led the Roman forces to begin the third war against Carthage and destroy it
Latifundia
dictator
pyrrhic victory
Scipio the Younger
21. Two brothers (Tiberius and Gaius); they promoted giving land and voting reforms to the poor. Both were killed because they advocated these reforms
Latifundia
peoples tribute
Gracchi brothers
legion
22. War from 91-89 BCE between Rome and most of the Italian allies. As a result of this civil war - the Senate granted citizenship to Rome's Italian allies.
third punic war
Social war
Bread and circuses
aedile
23. A major river in Italy; Rome is built on its banks
Tiber River
Etruscans
censor
Republic
24. The earliest written collection of Roman laws - drawn up by patricians about 450B.C. - that became the foundation of Roman law
Sulla
Etruscans
maniples
Twelve tables
25. Success gained at too high of a cost; a term for an extremely costly victory - derived from a devastating battle fought by King Pyrrhus against the Romans in the 3rd century B.C.
pyrrhic victory
Twelve tables
Patricians
Pax Romana
26. The first emperor of Rome. In his reign - from 44 B.C. to A.D. 14 - Rome enjoyed peace (Pax Romana) - and the arts flourished. The time of his reign is considered a golden age for literature in Rome. Jesus was born during his reign. A month is named
Nero
Augustus Caesar
censor
Plebians
27. A political leadership made up of Julius Caesar - Pompey - and Crassus - who would rule Rome and take it away from its original republican system.
toga candidata
third punic war
First triumvirate
Twelve tables
28. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Caligula
Republic
Fabian tactics
Augustus Caesar
29. In ancient Rome - a political leader given absolute power to make laws and command the army for a limited time.
dictator
Gracchi brothers
Jugurthine war
Bread and circuses
30. Roman politicians who sought to pursue a political career based on the support of the people rather than just the aristocracy.
Client system
Populares
Augustus Caesar
toga candidata
31. Patricians adopted plebians and fed them; the plebian had to follow the partrician and had to vote for the person the partrican wanted him to vote for.
Tiber River
imperium
Cato the Elder
Client system
32. In the early Roman Republic - one of the richest classes in the Roman army - those who could afford to maintain a horse. By the late Republic - their role expanded into banking and commerce.
Second triumvirate
Ides of March
pyrrhic victory
equestrians
33. To wear out an opponent by delay or evasion rather than confrontation; Fabian was a very successful Roman general.
consuls
Republic
Fabian tactics
quaestor
34. March 15 - 44 BC the day Ceasar was murdered
peoples tribute
praetor
Ides of March
Republic
35. The three supporters of Julius Caesar (Mark Antony - Lepidus - and Octavian) who controlled Rome after defeating Caesar's murderers
Second triumvirate
First triumvirate
Caligula
quaestor
36. Subdivisions of the roman army - a unit of of two centuries that fought independently from other maniples. Roughly 120 men in 4 groups: velites - hastati - principes - triarii
Nero
Gracchi brothers
maniples
Latifundia
37. Any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
quaestor
equestrians
third punic war
Etruscans
38. 264 B.C. - 241 B.C. - Rome and Carthage fought over island of Sicily - was a naval war - Rome was losing because they did not have a good navy - Romans figured out how to board the Carthage ships and fight them there - Romans gained control of Sicily
praetor
Tiber River
first punic war
Twelve tables
39. Members of the lower class of Ancient Rome including farmers - merchants - artisans and traders
Fabian tactics
Twelve tables
Second triumvirate
Plebians
40. People from Etruria - ( north of Rome) that took control of Rome and Latium. Ruled Rome for more than 100 years. Built up Rome - streets - temples. Skilled metal workers Rome became rich from mining and trade
censor
dictator
aedile
Etruscans
41. Became consul and began to recruit his army in a new way. He recruited volunteers from the urban and rural poor who owned no property. These volunteers swore an oath to the general - not to the roman state. He created a new system of military recruit
Ides of March
imperium
Marius
praetor
42. Formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense)
Social war
Tiber River
dictator
phalanx
43. Magistrate in charge of games - markets or buildings
Patricians
second punic war
quaestor
aedile