Exam 4: Rome: From Republic to Empire

Looking at the extent of the Roman Republic in 44 b.c.e.(Map 4-3), one could argue that the Roman Empire was a _______ world.

When Carthage had the opportunity to occupy Sicily, which was close to the Italian peninsula, the Romans launched the first of three ________.

Gauls, Celtic people from modern ________, drove the Etruscans out of the Po Valley.

The Romans admired the culture of ________ but had contempt for the citizens’ squabbling, commerce, and perceived weakness.

Educated women were probably taught at ________, rather than at school.

After two major wars, the Romans cited a technical breach of the peace to spitefully destroy ________.

Although the plebeians won many rights in the Struggle of the Orders, the end result was not democratic because ________.

Julius Caesar felt he needed to conquer the Gauls ________.

Which of these was the last Etruscan state to oppose Rome?

To extend a consul's term in office, the Roman republic instituted the ________ in 325 b.c.e.

Because they thought he was trying to make himself into a king and abolish the Republic, a conspiracy led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus assassinated ________.

The Senate approved the worship of the Phrygian goddess Cybele, but reversed itself when the cult proved to be ________.

The Roman constitution was ________.

In times of crisis, consuls could, with the advice of the Senate, retire for six months in favor of a temporary ________.

The text suggests that Sulla's greatest legacy was his use of military power, not the constitutional reforms he enacted.Do you agree? Explain how Sulla influenced the politics of Rome in the decades following his rule.

As Rome defeated her neighbors on the Italian peninsula, her peace treaties offered ________.

King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans twice but suffered so many casualties that his career gave rise to the term, a "Pyrrhic _______."

Before the influence of Greece and Etruria and their personified deities, Roman gods were ________.

Leaders who appealed to the general populace were known as populares; those who supported the traditional role of the Senate were known as ________.

The Senate began as a powerful body but over time ceded power to both the consuls and the general populace.How did leaders and the masses erode the influence of the Senate?