roman gov structure punic wars
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Ancient Rome and Early Christianity
Structure of the RepublicThe Punic Wars
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Structure of the Republic
• Rome combined what were considered to be the best characteristics of a monarchy, aristocracy and democracy.
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EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE JUDICIALTwo consuls
• Command army and direct the government
• Limited power
• One year term
• Could veto the other’s decisions
Senate (patricians)•Perform legislative and administrative functions•300 upper class citizens•Influenced foreign/domestic policy
Tribal Assembly (plebians)•Organized by province•Members for life•Elected tribunes•Made laws for commoners
Centuriate Assembly•Citizen-soldiers•Members for life•Elected tribunes and made laws
Praetors•8 judges chosen for one year by Centuriate Assembly•2 oversaw civil and criminal courts•6 governed provinces
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The Roman Army
• Romans placed great value on their military– Landowners required to serve in army– 10 years service required to hold certain public offices
• Organized into large military units called “legions”– Roman legion made up of 5,000 heavily armed men– Soldiers riding horseback (cavalry) accompanied them
• Divided into “centuries” of 80 men
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Rome Conquers Italy• 4th cen. B.C. - Romans dominated central Italy
– Defeated Etruscans and Greeks• By 265 B.C. Rome completed its domination of
entire Italian peninsula• Treated each conquered area differently
– Nearby Latins became full citizens, could vote– Territories further away got full rights, except voting– Others became allies
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Roman Power Expands• Lenient policy towards defeated enemies helped
Rome build a long lasting empire– Rome’s power spread for more than two centuries
• Also a powerful commercial state– Access to riches of lands around Mediterranean– Sometimes other large, powerful cities interfered
with Roman access to Mediterranean• One particular city was Carthage
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Punic Wars• Conflicts between Rome and Carthage lasting
from 264 - 146 B.C. - 3 major wars
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