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GRST1200 Final Exam Review Questions And AnswersThe Early Roman Monarchy - ANSWER 1. The Senate-a council of 100 elderly men vote
for the king
2. The Comitia Curiata-an assembly of 30 Curiae ratifies the vote, all 30 made up of men
IF both 1 and 2 voted yes, and sometimes they would say no to someone they didn't want
elected, then we have
3. King for Life as well, too (Controls three main branches of the government: - Military -
Judicial - Religious)
The Republican System-ANSWER 2 Consuls were elected yearly + Chief Priest
1 Consul had control over military and the other over judicial matters.
The Chief Priest had control over religious matters.
Popular Assemblies (Democracy): Comitia Curiata, Comitia Tributa, and Concilium
Plebis made up mainly of Plebeians
True or False: The Senate was the only political body throughout entire Roman history,
made up mainly of Patricians. - ANSWER True
True or False: The 2 elected Consuls could veto each other - ANSWER True
True or False: Every Roman above the age of 17 was called on to war. - ANSWER True
Magistrates - ANSWER - Magistrates in Rome {The Senate (Patricians)}
- Magistrates in other cities {The Equestrians}
Eligibility for the Roman Senate and Decurionates: - ANSWER - Free birth (and never
enslaved)
- Male
,- Roman citizenship
- Adulthood
- Money
- Good standing
- Official admission to the Senate/Town Council by election or ad lection.
True or False: Holding an office in the government of Rome did pay. - ANSWER False
Lictor - ANSWER A Roman civil servant who was an attendant and bodyguard to a
magistrate.
Fasces ANSWER Is a bundle of wooden rods, which sometimes included an axe
(occasionally two axes) protruding from it. It symbolized a magistrate's power and
jurisdictional and administrative power.
Cursus Honorum for Senators - ANSWER - 2 Consuls: Administration General, Military
Command.
-- 3 Praetors: Legal matters.
--- 2 Curule Aediles & 2 Plebeian Aediles: City administration.
---- 20 Quaestors: Public finances.
Cursus Honorum for Decurions - ANSWER - 2 Duoviri: General administration, legal
matters, public finances.
-- 2 Aediles: City administration.
The System of Principate: - ANSWER 1. The Emperor: Had a say in everything (absolute
power).
2. The Senate (they slowly lost power).
3. The popular assemblies (plebeians).
, Romans campaigning for political office would traditionally wear a __________ - ANSWER
bright white toga
Among the Romans purple was the colour typically associated with _________ - ANSWER
those in power
During the late Republic two plebeians were yearly elected to the position of __________ -
ANSWER aedile
During the principate Romans did not have ________ - ANSWER kings
The office of consul was first created by Romans during the _________ - ANSWER early
Republic
The Roman Army: - ANSWER - Heroic Fighting: (1000-600 B.C.): no training, everyone
fought as a hero
Greek-style Phalanx: (600-500 B.C.): 1. Fought as a more organized army 2. Equipped
similarly and fought in close ranks-the idea was for everyone to work together.
Centuriate Phalanx: (500-400 B.C.): More complex than above style.
Manipular Legion: 400-100 B.C. The Maniple or, in Latin "Manipulus, literally a "Handful".
Professional Cohort Army 100 B.C - on 1. 20 year term for soldiers 2. Professional
standing army 3. Upper class Romans oversaw the army officers 4. Soldiers were paid 3
times a year 5. Soldiers were not allowed to marry 6. Soldiers were granted a piece of
land after they served 7. Auxiliaries were granted citizenship after service 8. 30 legions
existed by the time of the empire 27 B.C.
Hoplites were ________ - ANSWER early infantrymen (main weapon was a spear)
True or False: Battles were mostly fought in the summer time - ANSWER True
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