Rome Review

Patricians:
-Best treated families because they were upper class

Plebeians:
-Were the lower class
-They couldn't vote
-If you weren't rich you were a plebeian

Had 3 different governments:
-democracy
-aristocracy
-monarchy

Punic Wars:
-Carthage invaded Rome from the opposite side that they had expected.
-Hannibal was the Carthage leaders

Julius Caesar
-In 60 BC  Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey started out.
-came from a family of Patrician rank.
-Born in Rome
-People had thought he was becoming too powerful so they had him assassinated.
-He was killed on March 15,44 BC and was stabbed 23 times in his chest.

Crassus:
-was a Roman general
-was considered one of the most wealthiest man in the history.
-He was killed in Syria

Pompey:
-He started out as Caesar's friend. And then Caesar and him became enemies.
-Caesar eventually defeated him
-He had married Caesar's daughter

Octavian:
-Was born in Rome on September, 23rd

Cicero:
-Was killed and he was the senate's greatest orator
-Cicero didn't plot to kill Caesar but talked in defense of republic and was against absolute rule.


What is a triumvirate?
- A group of (3) people

Battle of Actium:
-The battle was  between Octavian and the forces of Antony and Cleopatra VII
-Octavian ended up winning and was giving the title Augustus
-He had fell in love with Cleopatra