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The Roman Republic
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Announcements
• Today:• Vocabulary of Ancient Rome• Seven characteristics of Roman society• Significance of Rome in W. Civ.• Government of the Roman Republic
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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
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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
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Founding Legends of Rome
• Romulus & Remus• Twin sons suckled by
she-wolf• Fratricide
• Rape of Sabine Women
• Lucretia• Honor, violence, fidelity
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Lucretia & Tarquinius Superbus
Plutarch, as cited in Noble, p. 147
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7 Themes of Republican Rome
• Property• Pater• Past• Pushing (outward)• Patronage• Practical• Public (life)
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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?
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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
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Roman Government
• MonarchyRepublicMonarchy
• Liberty, not equality
• Polybius, “mixed constitution”• Executive, deliberative, legislative (no judicial)• Magistrates, senate, assemblies• Royal, oligarchic, democratic
• Checks and balances
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Roman Republic:political structure
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Roman Virtues(see Noble, p. 149)