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| Who wrote the earliest history of rome? |
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| When did the Roman republic have to fight off attacks from the Gauls and Cetts |
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| Why did the Gauls and Cetts attack rome? |
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| interested in romes fertile agricultural plain |
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| When was the Roman Republic Dftd by the Guals? |
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| After taking back their territory from the Guals, what did the RR do? |
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| began to conquer nearby city states |
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| When did the RR gain control of almost the whole italian pennisula? |
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| WEhen did the RR gain control of the entire italian pennisula? |
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| Who were Romulus and Remus? |
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| Twin brothers who were the grandsons of the rightful ruler of Rome |
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| When did Romulus and Remus found Rome? |
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| people who built fortresses inside of hills and used impressive tools, influenced Rome, created new language |
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| What was rome originally? |
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| a city state on the italian pennisula |
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| What did the RR offer the people they conquered? |
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| they offerd the people they conquered the opportunity to join Rome if they surrendered |
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| What was Italian geography like? |
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| the appneines, alps, volcanic soil, islands |
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| chain of mountains that runs down the spine of italy |
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| chain of mountains that forms a natural barrier to the north |
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| fertile, crops flourished |
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| sardinia adn corsica, sicily |
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| What was teh earliest form of governmet in Rome? |
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| HOw did roman kings rule? |
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| in consulation with an assembly of men from wealthy and prominent families |
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| men from wealthy and promient families |
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| When did Rome overthrow the Etruscan king? |
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| When did rome form the roman reoublic? |
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| elected officials, served one year terms, consulted with the roman senate |
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| appointed adversary body, all patricians |
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| Who were the Gracchus brothers? |
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| saw a probloem with rome's new power, got the plebians to pass a law to give landless people land from landowners |
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| What problem did the rapid expanison of rome bring during the 2nd century BC? |
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| senators became the leader of the roman state |
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| When were the gracchus brothers killed? |
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| What was the first triumvirate? |
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| a group of three men that tried to rule rome |
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| Who was in the first trimumvirate? |
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| Crassus, Pompeii, and Casear |
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| the richest man in rome, a memeber of the first triumvirate |
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| a military leader, a member of the first trimuvirate |
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| a military leader, a member of the first triumvirate |
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| When did Crassus die and how? |
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| What problems arose after Crassus's death? |
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| Casear vs. Pompeii, sentate chose Pompeii |
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| What did the senate ask Caesar to do after Crassus's death? |
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| to go back to being a citizen of rome and let pompeii rule |
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| HOw did Caesar beat pompeii? |
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| brough his army into italy illegally and defeated him in battle |
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| When was Caesar assasinated? |
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| Why was Caesar assasinated? |
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| After Caesar's death, what problem emerged? |
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| Who was the civil war between after Caesar's death? |
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| Antony and cleopatra vs. octavian |
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| HOw did Augustus beat Antony and Cleopatra? |
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| gathered and maintained legions (5000 men) and established the praetorian guard (9000 men) |
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| WHo won the civil war after Caesar's death? |
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| How did Augustus modify Roman government? |
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| established a system of governors to govern provinces |
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| period of peace and prosperity, good emperors |
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| Who developed the Julio-Claudian dynasty? |
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| one of the five good emperors during Pax Romana, extended rule |
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| Who was Agustus's succesor? |
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| a Roman emperor during Pax romana |
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| How big did the land under roman rule get? |
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| How many people did Rome have at its height? |
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| What wree the cities like in the eastern half of the Roman Empire? |
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| What were the cities like in the western half of the empire? |
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| Was the Roman Empire tolerant of the local customs of the people it conquered? |
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