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Roman History Midtern 2: Terms
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Numidia
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Part of N. Africa; The king dies, splitting this kingdom between his three sons Adherbal, Hiempsal, and Jugurtha. The three sons vie and appeal to the Roman Senate, who overlook the issue. Jugurtha overpowers the others, though kill Italians in Cirta (African city).
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Gallia Comata
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"Long-haired" Gaul; Aquitania, Celtica, Belgica
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Alesia
Definition
where Julius Caesar won against the Gallic tribes
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Luca
Definition
Conference of the first Triumvirate
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Rubicon
Definition
River which borders Gaul and Rome; Caesar crossed it.
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Dyrrhachium
Definition
modern day Durres of Albania.
In 48 Pompey made Dyrrhachium into his main base on the Adriatic, and he beat off an attack by Caesar on his entrenched camp nearby
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Africa Nova
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Formerly Numidia
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Apollonia
Definition
where Caesar’s troops were stationed when he died;
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Brundisium
Definition
major center of Roman naval power, received Roman citizenship after Social War.
It was captured by Caesar ( 49 BC ), to cut off Pompey 's retreat, and besieged by Antony ( M. Antonius (2) ) in 40. It was also the location for the Treaty of Brundisium, by which the triumvirs came to an agreement.
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Lex Villia de Annalibus
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between office this law prohibited the 2nd term of some magistrates. There was a question over whether this law applied to the Tibunate, as Tiberius Gracchus stood for his second term.
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lex equorum rendorum (129)
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This law compelled the senators, who were in the cavalry, to give up their public horses upon receiving office, thus more definitely distinguishing the Senators from the Equites.
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lex Iulia
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loyal socii given franchise (Etruscans, Umbrians). This compromise was made due to initial setbacks on the part of the Romans. This is followed by the lex plautia papira, which gives everybody citizenship.
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lex Aurelia
Definition
tribunes can run for higher office. Passed after the death of Sulla.
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lex Gabinia
Definition
Pompey’s command against the pirates
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lex Manilia
Definition
Pompey gets Lucullus’ command in East
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lex Vatinia
Definition
Caesar’s provinces are Illyria and Cisalpine Gaul
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Lex Titia
Definition
empowers Second Triumvirate for 5 years
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Jugurthine War
Definition
This war was provoked at the bidding of the equites. The Senate tried to overlook the problems with the splitting of Numidia, but when Jugurtha killed Italians in the African City Cirta, the pressure from the Plebs and Equites impelled them to declare war. Sulla claimed victory though it was officially awarded to Marius.
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Arausio
Definition
where Teutones and another people (Gauls and Germany) destroyed Roman soldiers; leads to Marius getting mad power;
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Aquae Sextiae
Definition
This is where Marius defeats the Teutones in Transalpine Gaul
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Social War
Definition
Rebellion by Italian Socii because of Rome's refusal to grant citizenship; they tried to establish their own capital, Italia, but when the Senate gave in to their wishes, they stopped.
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I Mithridatic War
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Mithridates starts attacking Roman provinces, massacres Italians; Command given to Marius over Sulla
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Battle of the Colline Gate
Definition
Sulla marches again onto Rome against Cinna’s successor Carbo and beats his forces as well as Samnite allies.
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III Mithridatic War
Definition
Another war against Mithridates, in which command was taken from Lucullus and given to Pompey
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Carrhae
Definition
Where Crassus was defeated and killed in the East
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Pharsalus
Definition
Where Caesar defeated Pompey's forces, causing him to flee to Egypt.
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Bellum Alexandrinum
Definition
Egypt, where Caesar took over area for Cleopatra
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Zela
Definition
battle fought in 47 BC between Iulius Caesar and Pharnaces II of the Kingdom of Ponus in northern Turkey. The battle was so quick that both Plutarch and Suetonius claim that Caesar said “Veni, vidi, vici!” (I came, I saw, I conquered).
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Thapsus
Definition
The Republican forces of the Optimates, led by Quintus Caecillius Metellus Scipio, clashed with the veteran forces loyal to Julius Caesar. Caesarian victory
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Munda
Definition
Last Battle in Caesar’s civil war that allowed him to return to Rome. Defeat of the last of Pompey's forces
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Mutina
Definition
Where M. Antony tried to fight D. Brutus, but Octavian came to the rescue; both consuls were killed, but armies went to Octavian instead of to Brutus because his name was Caesar.
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Philippi
Definition
Battle in which Octavian and Antony fought Brutus and Cassius. Brutus initially defeated Octavian’s forces, but then Antony defeated Cassius’s forces, prompting Cassius to commit suicide. Antony then came to Octavian’s assistance and defeated Brutus, who committed suicide.
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Perusine War (41-40)
Definition
It was fought by Antony’s wife (Fulvia) and brother (Lucius Antonius) in Rome on behalf of Antony against Octavian. Their army held Rome for a while but was then forced to retreat to Perusia where they were seiged and forced to surrender due to starvation. Lucius Antonius was sent away to govern a Spanish province and Fulvia was sent into exile.
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Naulochus
Definition
36 BC battle between the fleets of Sextus Pompeius (Pompey the Great’s son) and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (admiral of Octavian) off of the coast of Sicily. Agrippa won and marked the beginning of the end for Pompey’s resistance to the second triumvirate.
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Actium
Definition
Octavians victory over Antony and Cleopatra
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Ager publicus
Definition
Public land which the Gracchi were to give to the poor
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Conference at Luca
Definition
pompey and crassus meet caesar at the edge of his province, 300 senators accompany them north, Triumvirate reaffirmed and future plans laid
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Conference at Mutina
Definition
Where Lepidus arranged for Antony and Octavian to arrange the Second Triumvirate
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Conference at Misenum
Definition
Short-lived pact between Octavian and Sextus Pompey
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Oath of tota Italia
Definition
the triumvirate expired, Italian municipia and Western swear allegiance to Octavian
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Latifundia
Definition
“huge tracts of land” which were used for essentially the modern commercial farming. These presented the problems which led to Tiberius Gracchus’ land reforms. Depended on slave labor.
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Auctoritas
Definition
Authority and political weight of a Roman politician
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Nobiles
Definition
Upper class, aristocracy, that had no political influence
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Senatus consultum ultimum
Definition
This decree urged magistrates, usually the consul or consuls, to take measures to defend the respublica and see that it came to no harm;
Matter of political controversy; people weren't sure if it was constitutional.
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Viri militares
Definition
one who gains his reputation & political support primarily through military career
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Dictator legibus scribendis et rei publicae constituendae (cf. Dictator rei gerundae)
Definition
dictator for writing laws and for the sake of establishing the state; this is the title that Sulla later gave up freely
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maius imperium
Definition
Greater imperium; Pompey has 50 miles within land to protect so he could fight the pirates
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tribunicia potestas
Definition
power of the tribune
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dictator perpetuus
Definition
perpetual dictator or dictator for life
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Philippics
Definition
A series of nasty orations Cicero made against Antony; ultimately led to his death
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astrum Caesaris
Definition
The comet seen during the games put on by Octavian, shows that Caesar had been accepted by the gods and made a god
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Imperium proconsulare maius:
Definition
greater authority; the pro-consular authority that Octavian later had
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proscriptions
Definition
Purging of undesirables. Sulla institutes these after his second march onto Rome against Carbo, and the 2nd Triumvirates proscriptions destroy enemies (including Cicero)
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Patrum Auctoritas
Definition
Senate must be consulted on all measures first (this was a part of Sulla’s measures against S. Rufus’ laws.
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