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Rome by Ruth Jocson Period 1 (Plebians rebel (Plebeians (Moved to top of…
Rome by Ruth Jocson Period 1
Romans under Etruscan rule
616 to 509 BCE
Society split in 2
Patricians
Upper class
Group of wealthy landowners
"pater" Latin word
Father
Advise Etruscan king
Control valuable of land
Held important offices
Religious
Military
Plebeians
Free non-patricians
Kinds of people
Laborers
Craftspeople
Peasants
Shopkeepers
plebeian comes from "plebs"
Means "the common people"
95% of population
Little voice in government
Can't be like Patricians
Priests
Government officials
Forced to join army
Patricians create republic
509 BCE
Patricians rebel
Led by Lucius Junius Brutus
Drove last Etruscan king
Republic
Officials govern
Are elected
Are for the people
Senate
Group of 300 patricians
By elected Patricians
Senators
Served for life
Appointed people
Government officials
Served as judges
Advise consuls
Decisions treated as laws
Consuls
2 elected people
Sahred command of army
Rome
Democratic form of government
Patricians can vote
Periods of expansion
44 to 14 BCE
Octavin/Ceasar Augustus
Sole ruler
Grandnephew of Ceasar
Adopted son of Ceasar
Defeat jealous rivals
Gain power
Supreme ruler of Mediterranean region
Knew Romans valued republic
Improved economy
Money
Establishing money
Trade
Were built
Canals
Harbors
Roads
246 BCE to 146 BCE
War with Carthage
Punic wars
Punic
Geek word
Means People of Carthage
Began 264 BCE
Mostly at sea
23 years after 241 BCE
Second Punic War
218 B.C.E
Hannibal
Brilliant Carthaginian general
202 B.C.E
Defend Carthage
Fought attack by Roman army
146 BCE
Third Punic War
Lasted 3 years
Burned Carthage down
Killed many people
Sold others to slavery
Great power in Mediterranean region
Controlled areas
North Africa
Most of Spain
Macedonia
Greece
New customs
145 to 44 BCE
91 BCE
Some rebelled
Free Italians
Roman citizens
145 BCE
Belief in Senate
Roman conquests
Republic collapsed
73 BCE
Slave
Spartucus
Led revolt for slaves
After revolt
Army crushed
Spartucus killed
Surviving rebels
Hanged on crosses
Death
509 BCE to 264 BCE
Took over entire Italian Peninsula
Last Etruscan King overthrown
Began to expand
Territory
Influence
Made allies against enemies
More citizens
Well-trained soldiers
Plebians rebel
Patricians had all power
Senators
Consuls
Changed/interpreted laws
Benefit themselves
Made Plebeians obey
Fight between social class
Conflict of Orders
Patricians
Decide to fight in army
Kept power to themselves
Made Plebeians obey
Change/interpreted laws
Plebeians
Demanded political rights
Fought for what they wanted
Forced to fight in army
Mad
Had no choice
Had to fight/die
Largest population
Moved to top
of hill
Refused to come back
Came back when Patricians agreed
Did all work
City of 20,000-40,00 people
City had problems
No army to fight
Stopped working
Work in city
Farms
Year 494 B.C.E.
Patricians gave them a chance
Agreed with Plebeians
Had to compromise
Plebians got political equality
Patricians
Gave Plebeians rights
Elect officials
Tribunes of Plebs
Spoke for people
Plebeians
Spoke to people
Senate
Consuls
Veto laws
Say no to laws
From 2 to 10 tribunes
Plebeians
elect a lawmaking body
Council of Plebs
Didn't govern Patricians
Laws for Plebeians
Less power then Patricians
Demanded laws written
Won't be changed
Around 451 BCE
Patricians agreed with laws written
Published on tablets
Twelve Tablets
367 B.C.E.
New law
One of two consuls is Plebeian
Consul like president
Became senators