On this day we continued notes on Rome. Here are the notes I took today:
Roman Government: Two consuls vs. one President. 1 year term vs. 4 year term.
Senate: High social and economic status. Serve for life. Advises consuls.
Centuriate Assembly: Soldiers only. Chose consuls. Serve for life.
Tribal Assembly: Ordinary citizens. Serve for life. Makes laws.
Judicial: 8 judges. 1 year by the Centuriate Assembly. Two oversee civil and criminal courts.
Twelve Tables: A list of rules that was the Supreme law of the land in Rome. Equal to the Constitution.
Army: 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 ten years of military services.
Legions: Roman soldiers organized into large military units. Made up of 5,000 foot soldiers. Group of cavalry would support each legion. Military organization and fighting skill of Roman army were key factors in Rome's rise to greatness.
Expansion: By fourth century B.C., the Romans dominated central Italy. 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 further from Rome, the conquered people were citizens as well but didn't have voting power. Remaining people became "allies" of Rome.
For the remainder of the time we did research on the Punic Wars and Hannibal. We are to discuss the key players, we fought in the war, who won, and lasting effects.
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