Executive branch- two counsuls vs. one President
1 year term vs. 4 year term
Legislative Branch-
Senate- high social and economic status, serve for life, advises counsuls
Centuriate Assembly- soldiers only, chose counsuls, serve for life
Tribal Assembly- ordinary citizens, serve for life, makes laws.
Judicial Branch- had 8 judges, 1 year by the centuriate assembly; two oversee civil and criminal courts.
Legal Code- twelve tables. This was a list of rules that was the supreme law of the land in Rome. In America this is equal to the constitution.
Army- they took great pride in their military. 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. They were made up of 5,000 foot soldiers. A group of cavalry would support each legion. The fighting skills of rome was a key factor in its rise to greatness.
Expansion- by fourth century BC they had 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 form the conquered people were citizens but didnt have voting power. The remaining people became "alies" of Rome
Research the Punic wars and Hannibal, Who fought, key players, who won, lasting effects of the war.
Punic wars-series of three wars. Rome vs. Carthage. from 264 to 146 BC. The first war was fought in Sicily and Africa. it was 264 to 241BC. key players- hannibal, hamilcar barca a general and father of hannibal.Hannibal surprised the Romans in 218 BC by leading the iberians and three dozen elephants through the Alps. Although Hannibal surprised the Romans and thoroughly beat them on the battlefields of Italy. Rome won all three wars taking new lands of the Carthage empire each time. Rome gained control of spain and north africa.
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