executive branch- 2 consuls vs. one president
Legislative branch- high social and economical status, serve for life, and advises consuls.
Centuriate Assembly- soldiers only, chose consuls, serve for life.
Tribial Assembly- ordinary citizens, serve for life, and makes laws.
Judicial branch- 8 judges, serve for a year, 2 oversee civil and criminal courts (the others govern provinces.)
Legal code- Twelve Tables- a list of rules that were the supreme laws of the land in rome. it is like our constitution.
Army- the romans took pride in their army. all men who owned land were required to be in the army. some of the high office positions made it manditory that you had to be in the military for at least 10 years.
Legions- made up of 5,000 foot soldiers. a group of cavalries would support each legion. the organization of the military was a big part in why they were so good.
Expansion- by 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 citizens. in territory farther from rome, the conquered people were citizens but with no voting rights. the remaining people became "Allies".
look up punic wars, and hannibal. discuss who fought in the war, key players, who won the war, and lasting effects of the wars and how it affected romans and carthage.
Punic wars- Series of three wars fought between the romans and carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC.
Hannibl- Punic carthagian and one of the greatest commanders in history. A key player of the wars.
The War- At this time it was the biggest war that took place, it was between the Romans and the carthagians. the main cause of the war was the interest in the carthagian empire. A key player of the wars was Hannibal. Rome won the Punic Wars. lastinf effects was Rome getting the empire.
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