Rome republic to empire~ chapter 11 Lesson 3~ Social Studies~ period 2
triumvirate
A group of three rulers who share power
Who did Mark Antony marry?
Cleopatra
Julius Cearser accepted the crwon and wore always wore it in public. It was a symbol of respect and authority. T or F
False
who were the Triumpurates?
Julius Ceaser, Crassus and pompey
Why did famers begin to fall into poverty and debt during the 100s Bc
Mnay small farmers has neglected their fields while fighting Roman wars. Others had their crops destroyed by the Carthaginians as a result they had no crops to harvest and they could not pay back the loans they owed.
The battle of Actium...
Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, he captured Alexandria and made Egypt Roman territory, he became the supreme ruler of rome and the civil war had ended and so had the republic
plot
Sequence of events in a story
Forces led by Juilus Ceaser won victories in Gaul and Britian. T or F
True
Julius Ceaser was born and raised in Rome, Italy. True of false
True
This is how Julius ceaser became Dictator: Marcus Crassus died which left just general Pompey and himself as rivals at the top of the government. A civil war broke out which Roamns fought against Romans. His army then finally defeated the army of general Pompey. T or F
True
what leadership positions did Julius Ceaser Posses
army leader, praised as a wise ruler and took over the government
why did civil war break out
because Julius Caesar had refused to bey the senate
transform
change structure of
what did the senate declare Octavian as
commander and chief for life
What did Octavian do?
declared war on antony, general, defeated Egypt, title of Emperor
What did Sulla do?
drove enemies out of Rome and named himself dictator
Julius ceaers parents had 9 children. t or f
false
what did Sulla hope for
his reforms would restore the Roman republic to its earlier days of glory
latifundia
large farming estates
civil
of or relating to citizens
What did Marcus Lepidus retire from
politics
professional
relating to a type of job that usually requires training and practice
Where did Marius recruit soldiers from?
the landless poor and promised land and payed them wages
What did the Grachus brothers want to stop?
the wealthy from taking over small farms to create their latifundia
what happened by 50 BC
there was no more triumpurates
enable
to make possible
What did the Grachus brothers urge the senate to do
to take some land from the latifundia and return it to the poor
What did Marius do to reform the Roman army?
transformed the army in order to provide opportunities to the poor
