HIST-UA 651 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Diocletian, Old Italic Script, Roman Empire
2 Sep 2016
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Define: etruscans, republic, patrician, consul, dictator, plebeian, veto, tribune: etruscans: early romans who lived in the north romans/latins adapted. Geography of rome: seven hills: these gave rome elevation so that they could see potential invaders. 12 tables and roman governmental reforms: 12 tables equalized the relationship between the patricians and pleibeians, everyone was equal under the law, so there was not an unfair divide, tribune enforces this. Roman roads: encouraged trade, helped the spread of chrisitanity, helped the travel of legions (units of roman soldiers, unified rome. Places/names to know (know where the place is on a map, its importance, the person"s importance, etc): julius caesar, augustus, diocletian, constantine, jesus christ, justinian. Since caesar conquered gaul, he was seen as quite powerful. Pompey (another main military commander) saw caesar as a threat. Pompey makes the senate persuade caesar that he should go peacefully and disband his army. Caesar refuses and goes across the rubicon.
