Thursday, May 5, 2011

Rap

  • 1st paragraph
    • The Etruscans had a written language which Romans took most of their letters from
    • Tarquin was their king and he was the last king they had.  People started to hate him
  • 2nd Paragraph
    • many different forms of government put together
    • Carthage was in Africa
  • 3rd paragraph 
    • latifundia- a huge estate of villa (taken away from farmers after the war)
    • Gracchus brothers-Tiberius and Gauis
      • plebeians  nobles
      • attempted to pass a lands reform that would redistribute huge pieces of patrician land among the plebeians
      • assassinated for their attempts
  • 4th paragraph
    • he was appointed dictator for ten years 
    • Julius Caeser got money from Crassus
    • He entered a political with Crassus and Pompey (rich people) which was to dominate Roman politics for several years
    • he made a decision to cross a river into Gaul (the leader of Gaul said if they crossed it then that would be considered an act of war)
    • killed Caesar hoping to restore the government of republic
  • 6th paragraph
    • Cleopatra
      • said she was a rencarnation of a goddess
    • Octavian Antony and Lepidus formed an official three-man govermnet called the second triumvirate
    • Cleopatra tried to take over Octavius power
    • Antony fell in love with Cleopatra
  • 7th paragraph
    • Pax Romana-roman peace
      • period of peace (207 years long
    • Roman roads
      • allowed them to move armies, trade goods, and communicate
      • built like walls
    • Gladiators
      • human sacrifice
    • Circus Maximus
      • ancient Roman chariot raceing stadium mass

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