Thursday, May 5, 2011

May 5, 2011

Etruscans had written langauge 
Latins were first to live in roman area- had huge influence on language
Civilized along Tiber River

Once civilized; they had a king named Tarquin nicknamed (Tarquin the proud)
became a dictator and everyone hated him,
so the Romans soon realized how bad dictators could be so they came up with the 
Roman Republic.

Latifundia- huge estate or Villa
sold to wealthy people after wars, worked by slaves
produced oil/wine for exportation

gracchus brothers, served as tribunes:
Attempted to pass a land reform that would redistribute huge pieces of patrician land among the plebians; both assassinated for their attempts

Julius Caesar was a roman general and statesman, and was son of Gaius Caesar and Aurelia
He was appointed dictator for ten years in 47 BC,
Had alliance with Pompey/Crassus known as the first triumvirate
Lasted until Crassus's death in 53 BC,
"Dictator in perpetuity" <- Dictator for life

Who- Julius Caesar
What- Stabbed by Gaius Cassius Longinus, Marcus Junius Brutus, and many other senators
When- Ides of March, March 15, 44 BC
Where- Theater of Pompey
Why- The senate was afraid he was getting to powerful
His last words were "Et tu Brute?" "You too Brutus?"


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