HIST 1001 Chapter : Terms
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I. hellenistic world: the rise of macedonia, hellenistic kingdoms. Philip of macedon- father of aelxander the great. Alexander the great- son of alexander the great. Birth of the roman republic: italian geography. Palatine hill- 1 of the 7 hills of home. Tarquin the proud- sewage system built by etrusians. First punic war, 264-241 bc- sicily (greeks) *romans run as governor. Second punic war, 218-201 bc- elephants- carthigians surprised rome. Third punic war, 149-146 bc- use carthagians as scapegoats. Battle of zama, 202 bc: roman culture and society, the farmer-soldier, roman religion, the roman family. The decline of the republic: the gracchi brothers, the power of roman generals. Vestal virgins-vesta (goddess of hearth) temple of vesta. Paterfamilias- in charge of the dolls for lares. Spartacus- one of the greatest gladiators of all time. First triumvirate- pac between pompey, crassus & caesar. Ides of march, 44 bc- dead by assassination by senators led by brutus/cassius: second triumvirate, 43 bc.
