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Rome Chapter 33 and 34 by. Jezreel Villegas Per.4 (Plebeian Rebelian…
Rome Chapter 33 and 34 by. Jezreel Villegas Per.4
Etruscan Rule
616 to 509 B.C.E
diving into two classes
patricians
upper class-citizen
latin word pater
means "father"
wealthy landowners
controlled valuable land
held important military
religious offices
plebeians
Free non-patricians
mostly..
laborers
craftspeople
peasants
shopkeepers
came from plebs
"the common people"
95% of population
can not be
priests
government officials
have little voice
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forced to be in army
Republic created by patricians
509 B.C.E
they rebelled
led by
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Lucius Junius Brunus
angry at Etruscan rule
kicked out last king
instead of Monarchy
created a Republic
elected officials
govern for people
"the people"
meant themselves
not plebeians
power of Senate
group of 300 people
elected by patricians
served for life
supposed to advise
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decisions are laws
two elected leaders
called consuls
shared army
Republic gave Rome
only patricians can participate
more democratic forms
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Plebeian Rebelian
patricians held power
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didn't share power
keep there power
laws
change/interpret laws
not written down
now a republic
plebeians fought for
more rights
new republic fought
plebeians had to fight
war is stressful
they were mad
some died
against neighboring tribes
city of 40,000 people
population was plebeians
lack of power
marched out of city
they were angry
camped on hill
refused to go back
until patricians met demands
in crisis
farms
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city
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came to halt
patricians feared
army is helpless
without plebeians
panic seized city
patricians now agreed
to plebeians demand
New Republic
287 B.C.E
Plebeians gained rights
poor people makes laws
rich people had to follow
assemblies for all citizens
nominated consuls
inspired future leaders
in Europe
in America
power was shared
by different governments
inspired by republicanism
Plebeians won first fight
for equality
4 Periods of Expansion
Second Period
264 to 146 B.C.E
gained control
North Africa
Much of Spain
conqured
Macadonia
Greece
island of Sicily
fought 3 major wars
with Carthage
Threatened Carthage
Third Period
145 to 44 B.C.E
controlled
Syria
Egypt
Asia Minor
Julius Ceasar conqured
Gual
Rule Mediterranean World
republic in trouble
Generals became dictators
armies against senate
44 B.C.E
Julius Ceasar assasinated
Caesar's grandnephew
seized total power
Octavian
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now named Augustus
Honored him
now empire
First Period
509 B.C.E
Became a republic
drove Etruscan King
out of power
wanted more land
Protect their borders
Led to wars
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Conqured Central Italy
defeated old rulers
made allies
264 B.C.E
controlled Italian Peninsula
Fourth Period
lasted until 14 C.E
started first "emperor"
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made a great deal
new territory
push borders
to natural boundaries
like rivers
easier to defend
empire stretched
to Black Sea
island of Britain
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Becoming an Empire
44 B.C.E to 14 C.E
into civil war
lasted over 10 years
Caesar's murder plunged Rome
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Caesar's grandnephew
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began Roman Empire
4th period of expansion
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was sole rulers
adopted son, Octavian
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wanted to defeat rivals
Marc Antony
popular general
married Queen Cleopatra
to gain power
31 B.C.E
Octavian defeated Antony
in a sea battle
Antony and Cleopatra
killed themselves
now supreme ruler
of Mediterranean region
Gave power back
to the Romans
Now named Augustus
ruled for life
Rome's first emperor
encouraged
education
art
literature
completed construction projects
repaired 80 temples
gave first police force
firefighters
library
ruled over 50,000,000 people
Romans improved trade
by building harbors
canals
roads
brought new problems
more people means
more to feed
more to employ
Augustus harshly punished people
unfaithful to husband
or wives
established private army
to protect himself
protect is family
Praetorian
took part in murder
go against emperor
Mediterranean World at peace
200 years
Pax Romana
this time of period