6. What was the job of the Consul? What was the minimum age and how many positions yearly?
Head of Senate + leading the army, 39 yrs, 2 positions
Financial administration, 28 yrs and 20 positions
Law and Order, 37 yrs, 6-8 positions
Public services such as buildings or health, 36 yrs, 4 positions
7. Who was Aeneas and why was he important?
He was the Romans patron god
He was the founder of Rome and a demi-god
He was the last Roman leader
He was the leader of great enemies of Rome
8. Who was Tiberius Gracchus, what did he do and what happened to him
He was a popular general who proposed a law stopping the rich having too much land. He was paid lots of money and elected dictator.
He was a popular general who proposed a law stopping the rich having too much land. He was assassinated.
He was a roman tyrant. He was assassinated.
was a unpopular tribune who proposed a law stopping the rich having too much land. He was assassinated.
9. What was the job of the Aedile? What was the minimum age and how many positions yearly?
Head of Senate + leading the army, 39 yrs, 2 positions
Public services such as buildings or health, 36 yrs, 4 positions
Law and Order, 37 yrs, 6-8 positions
Financial administration, 28 yrs and 20 positions
10. Who was Hannibal
A Carthaginian general who marched elephants across the alps and battled rome with them, knowing the romans had never seen elephants and would flee or be crushed. He was stopped when Rome attacked Carthage.
A Roman ruler
A Carthage ruler
A general of Rome
11. What were the effects of the treaty at the end of the first Punic War?
Carthage asked for money, but Rome found it easy to pay.
Rome had asked Carthage for slaves, money and silvermines. This meant Carthage had to declare war while they still had enough strength in their economy to fight.
Rome simply asked for money, and Carthage found it easy to pay. Peace.
Carthage had asked Rome for slaves, money and silvermines. This meant Rome had to declare war while they still had enough strength in their economy to fight.
12. Why was accurate history not important to the Romans?
They didn't care about their past
They didn't know the facts
For moral examples and entertainment (like fables)
They wanted to hide their history
13. What was the job of the Quaestor? What was the minimum age and how many positions yearly?
Financial administration, 28 yrs and 20 positions
Law and Order, 37 yrs, 6-8 positions
Public services such as buildings or health, 36 yrs, 4 positions
Head of Senate + leading the army, 39 yrs, 2 positions
14. What were the long-term effects of the Punic Wars on Rome?
Rome got insanely rich
Rome stayed the same
Rome got a lot more trade- the rich with things to trade got even richer
Rome collapsed
15. Who were Romulus and Remus and why were they important?
The sons of the queen of the Latins- demi gods descended from Jupiter, who build Rome but fight, leaving just Romulus alive.
Two important Roman generals responsible for many Roman wars
The sons of an architect responsible for much of the building of Rome
