Powerpoint part1

In class today we took more notes

• In Rome citizenship with voting rights was granted only to free born male citizens 
• Patricians were wealthy landowners who helming the most power
• Plebeians were the common farmers artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population
• Tribunes protected the rights of plebeians from unfair acts of patricians 
• In 451 B.C. a group of 10 officials began writing down Rome's laws, these are known as the twelve tables
• Republic
• Rule is replaced by two consuls 
• consuls were elected officials 
• term was one year
• always aristocrats( patriarchs )
• Patriarchs traced their decent from a common ancestor 
• they were in charge of dealing justice, making laws, commanding army
• One consul could veto the other decision reducing the power of the other
• SPQR designates any decree or decision made by" the roman senate and people
• Roman legion had 5,000 heavily armed foot soldiers 
• By 4th century B.C. Rome dominated central Italy.