Roman Government
- Two consuls vs one President
- 1 year term vs 4 year term
Legislative Branch
- High social and economic status
- Serve for life
- Advises consuls
- Centuriate Assembly
- Soldiers only
- Chose consuls
- Serve for life
- Trial Assembly
- Ordinary citizens
- Serve for life
- Makes laws
Judicial
- 8 judges
- 1 year by the Centuriate Assembly
- Two oversee civil and criminal courts (the others govern provinces)
Legal Code
Twelve Tables- This was the a list of rules that was the Supreme law of the land in Rome. In America, this is equal to the constitution
Army
- Along with their government, the Romans alos 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 5,000 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 fourth century B.C., the Romans dominated central Italy
- The had defeated the Etruscan 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
Punic Wars and Hannibal
Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. It was fought between Rome and Carthage. Hannibal was a military commander and concerned to be one of the best military leaders in Carthage. Some of the key players of the Punic Wars were King Pyrrhus, Cato, (Conservative politician in Rome who advocated the destruction of Carthage) , Hamilcar Barca ( father of Hannibal), Hannibal,
The First Punic War (264 to 241 BC) was the first of three wars fought between Ancient Carthage. and the Roman Republic. For 20 years, the two powers struggled for supremacy in the western Mediterranean Sea, primarily on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and its surrounding waters but also to a lesser extent in the Apennines Peninsula and North Africa.
The Second Punic War, also referred to as The Hannibalic War, (by the Romans) The War Against Hannibal, lasted from 218 to 201 BC.
The Third Punic War (149 BC to 146 BC) was the third and last of the Punic Wars fought between the former Phoenician colony of Carthage and the Roman Republic. The Punic Wars were named because of the Roman name for Carthaginians.
AFTERMATH: . Carthage spent the years following the war improving its finances and expanding its colonial empire in Hispanic under the militaristic Barcid family
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