Exectuive Branch Roman Government
- Two counsuls vs President
- 1year term vs 4 year term
Legislative.
-Senate
- High Social and economic status
- Serve all life
- Advises consuls
- Centuriate A assembly
- Soliders only
- Chose consuls
- Serve for life
- Tribal Assembly
- Oridnary citizens
- Serve for life
- makes laws
Judicial
- 8 judges
- I year by the Centuriate Assembly
- Two oversee civil and criminal courts( the others govern provencis)
Legal code
- Twelve tables
- This was a list of rules that was the supreme law of the land in Rome
- In america , this is equak to the constituion
Roman Army
- Along with thier government, the Romans also took great pride in thier millitary as well
- All men who owned land were required to servein the army
- Some of the high public office positions required 10 years of millitary service
Legions
- The Romans soliders were organized into large millitary units called legions
- Legions were made up of 5,000 foot soldiers
- A group of calvary would support each legion
- The millitary organizationand fighting skill of the Roman army were key factor in Rome's rise to greateness.
Expansion
- By fourth century B.C,. the Romans dominated central Itlay
- They had defeated the Etruscanss to the north and the Greek city-states to the south
Treatment
- Latins of the Tiber became full citizens
- in territory farther from the Rome, the conquered people were citizens as well but did not have voting power
- The remaining people became "allies" of Rome.
Research- the Punic Wars and Hannibal
Who fought in the war- Rome and Carthage
War 1: Rome builded up their naval power in order to face Carthage since they were the most powerful naval power around. This changed when the Romans defeated their navy. Sicily became Rome's first overseas province.
War 2: Hannibal was ivanded Rome was able to take over for a little bit and then lost control of Rome. He started losing when Publius Cornelius Scipio a rising Roman General was comanding the Roman Troops. Rome got control of Spain.
War 3: after Carthage broke its treaty with Rome by declaring war against the neighboring state of Numidia, the Romans sent an army to North Africa, beginning the Third Punic War.
general Scipio Aemilianus came into command and destroyed carthage. The surviving people were sold into slavery.
Key players-
Who won the war- Rome
lasting effectfs of the wars, how it affected the Romans and Carthage.
Rome became really powerful, and Carthage was left in ruins. Romes empire got bigger due to the wars.
Hannibal- Son of the Carthage commander. Took a blood aoth from his father tha the would atttack Rome he did. He was very succesful in the Second Punic war. He was able to get control of Rome but then lost control of it. After the Punic was was over he kept on attacking Rome. Rome tried to catch him but they never could. He commited suicide by drinking poison he carried in his ring. Won most of his battles by coming up with clever ideas. That is why he is considered one of the best generals ever.
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