Government and Military- had two consuls served a one year term- Executive Legislative-high social and economic class serve for life advise consuls Centuriate assembly-soldiers chose consuls serve for life tribal assembly-ordinary citizen serve for life make laws judicial- 8 judges 1 year elected by Centuriate two of them oversee civil and criminal others govern provinces Twelve Tables-supreme law of Rome equal to constitution Army-great pride all men who owned land had to serve some offices required 10 years military service soldiers organized into large groups- Legions made of 5000 calvary would support each legion organization and skill helped in Rome's rise to power expansion- by fourth cent BC romans had defeated Etruscans north and greek city states south treatment- Latins on Tiber became full citizens a little farther-citizens but couldnt vote. the remaining were considered allies
Punic wars- series of 3 wars fought between Rome and Carthage( which was from spain through north africa)fought in SIcily, Italy, and then Carthage Rome won overall
Key players- Hannibal-carthaginian general
Scipio Africanus- Roman general
lasting effects- expanded roman empire
Hannibal- carthaginian general, ranked as one of the greatest generals, son of Hamilcar who was the leading commander in the first Punic war, used elephants to cross the alps
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