Ancient Rome 03.31.20

terms and names - 

 republic - a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

 patrician - an aristocrat or nobleman.

 plebeian - a member of the lower social classes.

 tribune - an official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests.

 consul - an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city and protect and promote the government's citizens and interests there.

 senate - the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.

 dictator - a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.

 legion - a unit of 3,000–6,000 men in the ancient Roman army.

 Punic Wars - a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. 
USING YOUR READING GUIDE
2. What do you consider to be the most important event in the chronological timeline for the development of Rome? Why? Herophilos (335-280 BCE), who was the first to base medical conclusions on dissection of the human body and to describe the nervous system. This was when they first started getting into the science behind the human body and made a large impact on science at the time. 


MAIN IDEAS
3. What limits were there on the power of the Roman consuls?
it created a Hellenistic culture, which was a mix of Greek, Persian, Egyptian and Indian, cultures. What do you think was the greatest scientific advance of the Hellenistic period? The ideas from Archimedes because they were used to make many tools.
4. What was the significance of the Twelve Tables?
Euclid influenced some of the developments in astronomy during the Hellenistic Period by writing the Elements, which espoused proofs and principles that Hellenic astronomers would use as foundational beliefs in their study of the sun, earth,
5. How was Hannibal’s attack on Rome daring and different?
Epicureanism teaches that we should always avoid these. ... In summary, a simple heuristic to remember the difference between the Stoics and the Epicureans: The Stoics cared about virtuous behavior and living according to nature, while the Epicureans were all about avoiding pain and seeking natural and necessary pleasure

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