Ancient+Rome



- honeysuckle was used to ease pain - wax tablet- common for writing letters - mosquitos carry the malaria parasite - bloodletting was common to treat headaches, etc. - Hygeia - prayed to her when ailing

- gladiators were armed to mimic mythical creatures and Rome's past enemies. - gladiators were matched to make the fights exciting and entertaining. - murmillo - takes name from greek word for a kind of fish - identified by helmet - retiarius - lightly armed, equipment of a fisherman - hoplomachus - helmet - figure of a griffin

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 * 1.** founded by brothers Romulus and Remus (legend -- abandoned by uncle, a she-wolf raised them) Romulus killed Remus and took control of Rome.


 * 2.** Patricians-wealthy, aristocratic. Plebians-less wealthy landowners, merchants, farmers. Both Plebians and Patricians could vote and marry but intermarriage was not allowed. Only Patricians could hold office.

2- Hannibal retaliated against Roman attempts to get Spain to invade Carthage 3- 50 yrs later Rome went to war again and destroyed the Carthage and claimed it as a Roman province called Africa
 * 3.** 1- The Romans sent an army to Sicily to intervene on a local dispute. Carthaginian thought they were invading their territory.


 * 4.** He began a number of public works, projects, and military campaigns in the east.


 * 5.** All family members that lived together, father had most power, women had some power (ran businesses and managed estates), ancestor worship was extremely important.

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Roman Empire - 30 BCE - 476 CE
 * 1.** Roman Republic - 509 BCE - 30 BCE


 * 2.** "first among equals" - emperors tried to maintain the facade that they were elected officials and not dictators.


 * 3.** established fire and police departments for Rome, established a strong money system, built and maintained the city's infrastructure, encouraged the growth of business, and extended citizenship to more provincials.

Rome had complete control - almost no warfare. Peace lasted nearly 200 yrs. More and more provincials were granted official Roman citizenship.
 * 4.** Pax Romana - Roman Peace


 * 5.** Emperor is not chosen by the people, right given because of birth/former emperor.


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 * 1.** Diocletian believed that dividing the empire for administrative purposes would strengthen the empire


 * 2.** His mother Helena had converted to Christianity -- he converted on his deathbed.


 * 3.** Powerful emperor of the Eastern Empire, reunited the Eastern and Western empires for a time, rewrote Roman law,

Eastern: lasted until 1453 when the empire was conquered by the Ottoman Turks
 * 4.** Western : officially ended 476 CE when the last emperor was deposed by a barbarian


 * 5.** gap between rich and poor, armies made and unmade emperors, decline in patriotism, population decline.

romance languages: French, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Romanian architecture: aqueducts, bridges, dams, harbors, roads
 * 6.** Christianity: started in Judea (Roman province)