Notes
Roman Gov. and military
Executive Branch
- Two consuls vs one president
- 1 year terms vs 4 year terms
Legislative Branch
- Senate- high social life and economic status, serve for life, advises consuls
- Centuriate assembly- soldiers only, chose consuls, serve for life
- Tribal assembly- ordinary citizens, serve for life, makes laws
Judicial branch
- 8 judges , 1 year term by the centuriate assembly, two oversee civil and criminal courts, other govern provinces
- Legal code- Twelve Tables: this was a list of rules that was the supreme law of the land in Rome, in America this would be equal to the Constitution
Army
- Along with their gov. the romans also took great pride in their military as well
- All men who owned land were required to serve in the army
- Some of the high public office positions required 10 years of military service
Legions
- The roman soldiers were organized into large military units called legions
- Legions were made up of 5000 foot soldiers
- A group of cavalry would support each legion
- The military organization and fighting skill of the roman army were key factors in Rome’s rise to greatness
Expansion
- By the fourth century BC the romans dominated central Italy
- They had defeated the Etruscans to the north and the Greek city-states to the south
Treatment
- Latins on the Tiber became full citizens
- In territory farther from Rome the conquered people were citizens as well but didn’t have voting power
- The remaining people became allies of Rome
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