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ARE WE ROME EXAM 1 Study Guide. Harold James, The Roman Predicament - answer2006 book Cover: George Bush is depicted as a latter day Roman General, donned in a laurel crown and General uniform · The book is not morally or politically aimed, it remains neutral · James writes about a series of...

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ARE WE ROME EXAM 1 Study Guide.


Harold James, The Roman Predicament - answer✔2006 book


Cover: George Bush is depicted as a latter day Roman General, donned in a laurel crown and

General uniform

· The book is not morally or politically aimed, it remains neutral

· James writes about a series of reflections in the world economics and affairs

· Cover is mostly used to advertise his book

· "America should learn from Ancient Rome"


Robert Fisk, "Echoes of the Roman Empire" - answer✔Fisk was a columnist, middle east

opponent for George Bush's policy

· Linked GWB administration and Ancient Rome "...Later, even more dangerous"

· Compared Iraq war with the Mithradatic war in 88 B.C. Osama Bin Ladin is the modern day

Mithradates

· Asia Minor, the area that the Asian vespers were conducted on, was a province of Rome, not

exactly apart of the country

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· The Empire also does not begin until 31 B.C., 57 years after the Asian vespers


Livy - answer✔1st century Bc, Roman wrote in latin (753-293bc)


-Year by year of rome, no 1st punic war, yes 2nd

-Helpful for eastern conquest, but fragmented


PLutarch - answer✔Wrote moral biographies of emperors and prominent figures


Romulus and Remus - answer✔mythical founders of Rome, Romulus killed Remus


Numa Pompilius - answer✔Second king of rome


715-673bc, legend?

-"priest king"-first organization of roman religion

-Of sabine birth


Lucius Tarquinius Superbus - answer✔(535-510bc) 7th king "the arrogant one"


a. Son of 5th king (questionable)

b. Like greek tyrant

c. Typically Etruscan advances- building, public works

d. His son raped Lucretia, wife of Collatinus-roman noblemen expelled Tarquins (the monarchy)


The Conflict of the Orders - answer✔Class Struggle

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a) 509bc-only patricians could hold office and be senators-->Aristocracy

b) 509-287bc-Political conflict between patricians and plebeians, aristocracy to hybrid gov't

(oligarchy)

i) By the end @287, caste doesn't matter (wealth and connections still matters)


The Twelve Tables - answer✔451BC-Written Law Code(created by Decemuiri)


came out of conflict of the orders

rules about marriage, laws, etc


Cornelius Nepos - answer✔Cornelius nepos- 1st cent BC, latin


-biography of Hamilcar Barca, Hannibal Barca


First Punic War - answer✔264-241 BC


-Started bc of actions of Mamertines (mercenaries)

-Hired as fighters, but deserted Syracusan army and seized northern city (messana) and ravage

territory

-Romans fight Carthaginians

-Hamilcar Barca-greatest general in 1st punic war

-Defeat carth off of sicily 241BC, sign treaty

-Most of Sicily becomes Roman province (1st )

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