ARE WE ROME EXAM 1 UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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ARE WE ROME EXAM 1 UPDATED
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Harold James, The Roman Predicament - CORRECT ANSWER- 2006 book
Cover: George Bush is depicted as a latter day Roman General, donned in a laurel crown and
General uniform
· The book is not morally or politically aimed, i...
ARE WE ROME EXAM 1 UPDATED
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Harold James, The Roman Predicament - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔2006 book
Cover: George Bush is depicted as a latter day Roman General, donned in a laurel crown and
General uniform
· The book is not morally or politically aimed, it remains neutral
· James writes about a series of reflections in the world economics and affairs
· Cover is mostly used to advertise his book
· "America should learn from Ancient Rome"
Robert Fisk, "Echoes of the Roman Empire" - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Fisk was a
columnist, middle east opponent for George Bush's policy
· Linked GWB administration and Ancient Rome "...Later, even more dangerous"
· Compared Iraq war with the Mithradatic war in 88 B.C. Osama Bin Ladin is the modern day
Mithradates
· Asia Minor, the area that the Asian vespers were conducted on, was a province of Rome, not
exactly apart of the country
· The Empire also does not begin until 31 B.C., 57 years after the Asian vespers
Livy - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1st century Bc, Roman wrote in latin (753-293bc)
-Year by year of rome, no 1st punic war, yes 2nd
-Helpful for eastern conquest, but fragmented
PLutarch - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Wrote moral biographies of emperors and prominent
figures
Romulus and Remus - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔mythical founders of Rome, Romulus
killed Remus
Numa Pompilius - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Second king of rome
, 715-673bc, legend?
-"priest king"-first organization of roman religion
-Of sabine birth
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔(535-510bc) 7th king "the arrogant
one"
a. Son of 5th king (questionable)
b. Like greek tyrant
c. Typically Etruscan advances- building, public works
d. His son raped Lucretia, wife of Collatinus-roman noblemen expelled Tarquins (the
monarchy)
The Conflict of the Orders - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Class Struggle
a) 509bc-only patricians could hold office and be senators-->Aristocracy
b) 509-287bc-Political conflict between patricians and plebeians, aristocracy to hybrid gov't
(oligarchy)
i) By the end @287, caste doesn't matter (wealth and connections still matters)
The Twelve Tables - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔451BC-Written Law Code(created by
Decemuiri)
came out of conflict of the orders
rules about marriage, laws, etc
Cornelius Nepos - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Cornelius nepos- 1st cent BC, latin
-biography of Hamilcar Barca, Hannibal Barca
First Punic War - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔264-241 BC
-Started bc of actions of Mamertines (mercenaries)
-Hired as fighters, but deserted Syracusan army and seized northern city (messana) and
ravage territory
-Romans fight Carthaginians
-Hamilcar Barca-greatest general in 1st punic war
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