The Roman Republic

Announcements

• Today:• Vocabulary of Ancient Rome• Seven characteristics of Roman society• Significance of Rome in W. Civ.• Government of the Roman Republic

Vocabulary of Ancient Rome

• In groups of 3-4, identify and discuss the following terms (3 minutes). Do NOT use your textbook. Is there a modern English equivalent?

• Paterfamilias senate patricians• Plebians (plebs) patriarchy pietas • Consuls censors tribunes• Pontifex maximus legionnaire municipia• Punic latifundia hellenistic• Republic (res publica) plebiscite

Chronology of Roman Republic

Archaic 753 Founding of Rome (Romulus/Remus)E. Repub. 509 Overthrow Tarquinius (Lucretia)

450s Twelve Tables367 Plebian consuls338 Latin League dissolved

M. Repub. 287 Plebian laws binding to all264 1st Punic War vs. Carthage218 2nd Punic War

L. Repub. 133 Tiberius Gracchus assass.107 Marius, Sulla60 1st Triumvirate

44 J. Caesar assas.27 Augustus is emperor

Founding Legends of Rome

• Romulus & Remus• Twin sons suckled by

she-wolf• Fratricide

• Rape of Sabine Women

• Lucretia• Honor, violence, fidelity

Lucretia & Tarquinius Superbus

Plutarch, as cited in Noble, p. 147

7 Themes of Republican Rome

• Property• Pater• Past• Pushing (outward)• Patronage• Practical• Public (life)

Significance of Ancient Rome

• In groups of 3-4, brainstorm 6+ reasons why Rome is significant in Western Civ. Remember P.E.R.S.I.A. + G.T.

• Do NOT use your textbook—discuss w/ your group.

• Use both broad themes and specific examples.

• Advanced topic: how do these reasons compare with our list for Ancient Greece?

Some ideas on significance of Ancient Rome

• Concept of mass citizenship Christianity/PapacyRoads

• Social harmony b/w classes military develop’s (legion) polit. pluralism

• Latin, & subsequent languages• imperial unity decadence• Elections and indirect democracy Art/Lit/Drama/

Philos./History• Citizen-soldier pragmatic, adaptive• Roman numerals• Checks & balances in gov’tArchitecture (arches, acqu.)

Census

Roman Government

• MonarchyRepublicMonarchy

• Liberty, not equality

• Polybius, “mixed constitution”• Executive, deliberative, legislative (no judicial)• Magistrates, senate, assemblies• Royal, oligarchic, democratic

• Checks and balances

Roman Republic:political structure

Roman Virtues(see Noble, p. 149)