PAPHW: Rome

Members of the aristocratic governing class in Rome were known as the

• patricians
• plebs
• latins
• hoplites

The chief executive officers of the Roman Republic who were responsible for leading the Roman army into battle and administering the government were the

• praetors
• consuls
• tribunes
• senators

The First Punic War

• Discouraged the Romans from developing their naval power
• Was begun with an attack by Hannibal
• Resulted from a Roman invasion of Spain
• Was waged between Carthage and Rome over control of the island of Sicily

Under the reigns of the five "good emperors"

• The range of responsibilities that were affected by the policies of the emperors increased.
• Rome gained control of the British Isles and the Arabian peninsula
• Nearly a century of chaos consumed Rome
• The power of the Senate increased

The Third Punic War

• Took place immediately after the end of the Second Punic War 
• Was caused by the assassination of Cato the Elder
• Resulted in Carthage being destroyed and its territory becoming a Roman Province
• Saved North Africa from Roman influence

Julius Caesar

• Was a member of the plebeian class
• Defeated Octavian's army and obtained the titles of dictator, then dictator for life.
• Was assassinated by leading Senators convinced his death would restore the republic
• Saw the need for change and strengthened the Senate's power

Constantine's "new Rome" was established at the site of ancient

• Troy
• Delphi
• Alexandria
• Byzantium

During the centuries of Roman history, from Republic to Empire, the paterfamilias' authority

• decreased
• fluctuated
• increased
• remained the same

Roman slaves

• Rarely rebelled, due to the fair treatment they received
• Were involved in agriculture but only in manufacturing enterprises
• Made up well over half the population of the empire
• Staged a number of massive rebellions, the largest led by Spartacus in 71 B.C.E.

The success of Christianity was widely believed by historians to have been due to its...

• acceptance by Diocletian
• anti-Semitism
• Strong following among aristocratic Romans after 75 C.E.
• Promise of salvation, its familiarity, and its universality