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Passage: The senate's ultimate authority derived from the esteem and prestige of the senators. This esteem and prestige was based on both precedent and custom, as well as the caliber and reputation of the senators. The senate passed decrees, which were called senatus consulta. These were officially "advice" from the senate to a magistrate. In practice, however, they were usually followed by the magistrates. The focus of the Roman senate was usually directed towards foreign policy. Though it technically had no official role in the management of military conflict, the senate ultimately was the force that oversaw such affairs. The power of the senate expanded over time as the power of the legislative assemblies declined, and the senate took a greater role in ordinary law-making. Its members were usually appointed by Roman Censors, who ordinarily selected newly elected magistrates for membership in the senate, making the senate a partially elected body. During times of military emergency, such as the civil wars of the 1st century BC, this practice became less prevalent, as the Roman Dictator, Triumvir or the senate itself would select its members.

Question: What was the general source of the Roman senate's authority?

Question: Who was responsible for overseeing a military action?

Question: What was a motion that was enacted by the senate called?

Question: What area was the likely focal point of the Roman senate?

Question: What governing Roman body would self-select their own members during times of great distress?
Passage: The legal status of Roman citizenship was limited and was a vital prerequisite to possessing many important legal rights such as the right to trial and appeal, to marry, to vote, to hold office, to enter binding contracts, and to special tax exemptions. An adult male citizen with the full complement of legal and political rights was called "optimo jure." The optimo jure elected their assemblies, whereupon the assemblies elected magistrates, enacted legislation, presided over trials in capital cases, declared war and peace, and forged or dissolved treaties. There were two types of legislative assemblies. The first was the comitia ("committees"), which were assemblies of all optimo jure. The second was the concilia ("councils"), which were assemblies of specific groups of optimo jure.

Question: What was the main requirement of seeking a trial in the Roman courts?

Question: Who would be expected to oversee a capital case in the Roman courts?

Question: Which designation of people made up the entirety of the members of a comitia?

Question: Who did the assemblies elected by the optimo jure elect?

Question: What type of assembly could specific groupings of optimo jure be found in?
Passage: Citizens were organized on the basis of centuries and tribes, which would each gather into their own assemblies. The Comitia Centuriata ("Centuriate Assembly") was the assembly of the centuries (i.e. soldiers). The president of the Comitia Centuriata was usually a consul. The centuries would vote, one at a time, until a measure received support from a majority of the centuries. The Comitia Centuriata would elect magistrates who had imperium powers (consuls and praetors). It also elected censors. Only the Comitia Centuriata could declare war, and ratify the results of a census. It also served as the highest court of appeal in certain judicial cases.

Question: What Roman assembly elected both magistrates and censors?

Question: What profession of people made up the entireity of the Comitia Centuriata?

Question: Which elected official had imperium powers?

Question: Would the Comitia Centuriata occasionally be called upon to serve as the highest court of appeal?
Passage: The assembly of the tribes (i.e. the citizens of Rome), the Comitia Tributa, was presided over by a consul, and was composed of 35 tribes. The tribes were not ethnic or kinship groups, but rather geographical subdivisions. The order that the thirty-five tribes would vote in was selected randomly by lot. Once a measure received support from a majority of the tribes, the voting would end. While it did not pass many laws, the Comitia Tributa did elect quaestors, curule aediles, and military tribunes. The Plebeian Council was identical to the assembly of the tribes, but excluded the patricians (the elite who could trace their ancestry to the founding of Rome). They elected their own officers, plebeian tribunes and plebeian aediles. Usually a plebeian tribune would preside over the assembly. This assembly passed most laws, and could also act as a court of appeal.

Question: How many tribes were considered to be in the Comitia Tributa?

Question: How were the assembly of tribes segregated into specific tribes?

Question: What assembly was responsible for the election of quaestors?

Question: When would the assembly of tribes cease voting?

Question: Who would be responsible for the election of a plebeian tribune?
Passage: Each republican magistrate held certain constitutional powers. Only the People of Rome (both plebeians and patricians) had the right to confer these powers on any individual magistrate. The most powerful constitutional power was imperium. Imperium was held by both consuls and praetors. Imperium gave a magistrate the authority to command a military force. All magistrates also had the power of coercion. This was used by magistrates to maintain public order. While in Rome, all citizens had a judgement against coercion. This protection was called provocatio (see below). Magistrates also had both the power and the duty to look for omens. This power would often be used to obstruct political opponents.

Question: Who had the right to grant powers to a magistrate?

Question: What is considered to be the most authoritative constitutional power?

Question: What did the constitutional power of imperium grant a magistrate?

Question: What would be one of the duties that a newly elected magistrate could expect to perform?

Question: What power was in possession of every single magistrate in Rome?
Passage: One check on a magistrate's power was his collegiality. Each magisterial office would be held concurrently by at least two people. Another such check was provocatio. Provocatio was a primordial form of due process. It was a precursor to habeas corpus. If any magistrate tried to use the powers of the state against a citizen, that citizen could appeal the decision of the magistrate to a tribune. In addition, once a magistrate's one-year term of office expired, he would have to wait ten years before serving in that office again. This created problems for some consuls and praetors, and these magistrates would occasionally have their imperium extended. In effect, they would retain the powers of the office (as a promagistrate), without officially holding that office.

Question: How long concurrently could an elected magistrate serve in office?

Question: How many people would serve concurrently in a single magisterial office?

Question: What form of due process was a harbinger of our vary own habeas corpus?

Question: What would you call a magistrate who had his powers of imperium continued?

Question: Who would a Roman go see in an attempt to reverse the decision of a magistrate?
Passage: The consuls of the Roman Republic were the highest ranking ordinary magistrates; each consul served for one year. Consuls had supreme power in both civil and military matters. While in the city of Rome, the consuls were the head of the Roman government. They would preside over the senate and the assemblies. While abroad, each consul would command an army. His authority abroad would be nearly absolute. Praetors administered civil law and commanded provincial armies. Every five years, two censors were elected for an 18-month term, during which they would conduct a census. During the census, they could enroll citizens in the senate, or purge them from the senate. Aediles were officers elected to conduct domestic affairs in Rome, such as managing public games and shows. The quaestors would usually assist the consuls in Rome, and the governors in the provinces. Their duties were often financial.

Question: Which official had supremacy in both civil and military matters?

Question: Who was responsible for the adminstration of civil laws?

Question: Who was responsible for the handling of the Roman census?

Question: How long could an elected censor remain in office for?

Question: What officer primarily had duties over finance matters?
Passage: Since the tribunes were considered to be the embodiment of the plebeians, they were sacrosanct. Their sacrosanctity was enforced by a pledge, taken by the plebeians, to kill any person who harmed or interfered with a tribune during his term of office. All of the powers of the tribune derived from their sacrosanctity. One consequence was that it was considered a capital offense to harm a tribune, to disregard his veto, or to interfere with a tribune. In times of military emergency, a dictator would be appointed for a term of six months. Constitutional government would be dissolved, and the dictator would be the absolute master of the state. When the dictator's term ended, constitutional government would be restored.

Question: How long could a dictator be appointed for in times of certain emergencies?

Question: What would happen during the commencement of a dictator's term?

Question: What type of offense was the harm of a tribute treated as?

Question: What was the ultimate source of the tribunes powers?
Passage: Life in the Roman Republic revolved around the city of Rome, and its famed seven hills. The city also had several theatres, gymnasiums, and many taverns, baths and brothels. Throughout the territory under Rome's control, residential architecture ranged from very modest houses to country villas, and in the capital city of Rome, to the residences on the elegant Palatine Hill, from which the word "palace" is derived. The vast majority of the population lived in the city center, packed into apartment blocks.[citation needed]

Question: Where did the bulk of the cities populace live?

Question: What type of housing could be located in the city center?

Question: From what local area in Rome is the word palace borrowed from?

Question: How many areas in Rome could be called hills?
Passage: Many aspects of Roman culture were borrowed from the Greeks. In architecture and sculpture, the difference between Greek models and Roman paintings are apparent. The chief Roman contributions to architecture were the arch and the dome. Rome has also had a tremendous impact on European cultures following it. Its significance is perhaps best reflected in its endurance and influence, as is seen in the longevity and lasting importance of works of Virgil and Ovid. Latin, the Republic's primary language, remains used for liturgical purposes by the Roman Catholic Church, and up to the 19th century was used extensively in scholarly writings in, for example, science and mathematics. Roman law laid the foundations for the laws of many European countries and their colonies.[citation needed]

Question: What culture did Rome have an extreme amount of influence on?

Question: What language was commonly used in scholarly mathematical writings prior to the 19th century?

Question: From which people were many facets of Roman culture copied from?

Question: What was considered to be the dominant language in the Roman Republic?
Passage: Slavery and slaves were part of the social order; there were slave markets where they could be bought and sold. Many slaves were freed by the masters for services rendered; some slaves could save money to buy their freedom. Generally, mutilation and murder of slaves was prohibited by legislation. However, Rome did not have a law enforcement arm. All actions were treated as "torts," which were brought by an accuser who was forced to prove the entire case himself. If the accused were a noble and the victim, not a noble, the likelihood of finding for the accused was small. At most, the accused might have to pay a fine for killing a slave. It is estimated that over 25% of the Roman population was enslaved.

Question: Around what percentage of the Roman populace were thought to be slaves?

Question: Where in the Roman Republic could slaves be acquired?

Question: Were slave masters allowed to free their slaves in the Roman Republic?

Question: What branch of law did Rome lack?

Question: Who was responsible for seeking justice in the Roman courts?
Passage: Men typically wore a toga, and women a stola. The woman's stola differed in looks from a toga, and was usually brightly coloured. The cloth and the dress distinguished one class of people from the other class. The tunic worn by plebeians, or common people, like shepherds and slaves, was made from coarse and dark material, whereas the tunic worn by patricians was of linen or white wool. A knight or magistrate would wear an augusticlavus, a tunic bearing small purple studs. Senators wore tunics with broad red stripes, called tunica laticlavia. Military tunics were shorter than the ones worn by civilians. Boys, up until the festival of Liberalia, wore the toga praetexta, which was a toga with a crimson or purple border. The toga virilis, (or toga pura) was worn by men over the age of 16 to signify their citizenship in Rome. The toga picta was worn by triumphant generals and had embroidery of their skill on the battlefield. The toga pulla was worn when in mourning.[citation needed]

Question: What article of clothing could generally be found on a male Roman?

Question: What garment was worn by male gendered adults to convey their status as a citizen of Rome?

Question: What was typically worn after the loss of a loved one in the Roman Republic?

Question: Which official would wear a garment containing broad red striping?

Question: How did a womans garment typically vary from a mans in the Roman Republic?
Passage: The staple foods were generally consumed around 11 o'clock, and consisted of bread, lettuce, cheese, fruits, nuts, and cold meat left over from the dinner the night before.[citation needed] The Roman poet Horace mentions another Roman favorite, the olive, in reference to his own diet, which he describes as very simple: "As for me, olives, endives, and smooth mallows provide sustenance." The family ate together, sitting on stools around a table. Fingers were used to eat solid foods and spoons were used for soups.[citation needed]

Question: When were the staple foods in the Roman republic typically eaten at?

Question: What did people in the Roman Republic use to consume solid foods?

Question: What type of food was cheese considered to be in Rome?

Question: What form of expression did the Roman Horace practice?

Question: What did Romans sit on when they had a meal at home?
Passage: Wine was considered the basic drink, consumed at all meals and occasions by all classes and was quite inexpensive. Cato the Elder once advised cutting his rations in half to conserve wine for the workforce. Many types of drinks involving grapes and honey were consumed as well. Drinking on an empty stomach was regarded as boorish and a sure sign for alcoholism, the debilitating physical and psychological effects of which were known to the Romans. An accurate accusation of being an alcoholic was an effective way to discredit political rivals. Prominent Roman alcoholics included Mark Antony, and Cicero's own son Marcus (Cicero Minor). Even Cato the Younger was known to be a heavy drinker.[citation needed]

Question: What beverage was consumed by all the classes in the Roman Republic?

Question: What was considered a compelling way to defame poltical rivals?

Question: During what meals was wine commonly drank?

Question: What was considered an indication of alcoholism in the Roman Republic?
Passage: Following various military conquests in the Greek East, Romans adapted a number of Greek educational precepts to their own fledgling system. They began physical training to prepare the boys to grow as Roman citizens and for eventual recruitment into the army. Conforming to discipline was a point of great emphasis. Girls generally received instruction from their mothers in the art of spinning, weaving, and sewing. Schooling in a more formal sense was begun around 200 BC. Education began at the age of around six, and in the next six to seven years, boys and girls were expected to learn the basics of reading, writing and counting. By the age of twelve, they would be learning Latin, Greek, grammar and literature, followed by training for public speaking. Oratory was an art to be practiced and learnt, and good orators commanded respect.[citation needed]

Question: How did Romans develop their male children as Roman citizens?

Question: Who could be expected to obtain guidance in the art of weaving?

Question: What Roman art involved speeches made to the public?

Question: When did academic schooling begin in the Roman Republic?

Question: What caused the Romans to conform several educational concepts to their own system?
Passage: The native language of the Romans was Latin. Although surviving Latin literature consists almost entirely of Classical Latin, an artificial and highly stylised and polished literary language from the 1st century BC, the actual spoken language was Vulgar Latin, which significantly differed from Classical Latin in grammar, vocabulary, and eventually pronunciation. Rome's expansion spread Latin throughout Europe, and over time Vulgar Latin evolved and dialectised in different locations, gradually shifting into a number of distinct Romance languages. Many of these languages, including French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish, flourished, the differences between them growing greater over time. Although English is Germanic rather than Roman in origin, English borrows heavily from Latin and Latin-derived words.[citation needed]

Question: What was the primary language of the Romans?

Question: What type of language is French considered to be?

Question: What type of Latin was likely spoken in Rome?

Question: How would Vulgar Latin eventually differ from Classical Latin?

Question: Which Germanic originating language densely acquired aspects from Latin?
Passage: Roman literature was from its very inception influenced heavily by Greek authors. Some of the earliest works we possess are of historical epics telling the early military history of Rome. As the republic expanded, authors began to produce poetry, comedy, history, and tragedy. Virgil represents the pinnacle of Roman epic poetry. His Aeneid tells the story of flight of Aeneas from Troy and his settlement of the city that would become Rome.[citation needed] Lucretius, in his On the Nature of Things, attempted to explicate science in an epic poem. The genre of satire was common in Rome, and satires were written by, among others, Juvenal and Persius. The rhetorical works of Cicero are considered[by whom?] to be some of the best bodies of correspondence recorded in antiquity.[citation needed]

Question: Who was responsible for massively affecting Roman literature?

Question: What style of literature could commonly be found in Roman works?

Question: Who was the author of the epic poem Aeneid?

Question: What Roman poet attempted to develop science in their poetry?

Question: Which epic poem tells the tale of the founding of the city that one day would become Rome?
Passage: Music was a major part of everyday life.[citation needed] The word itself derives from Greek μουσική (mousike), "(art) of the Muses". Many private and public events were accompanied by music, ranging from nightly dining to military parades and manoeuvres. In a discussion of any ancient music, however, non-specialists and even many musicians have to be reminded that much of what makes our modern music familiar to us is the result of developments only within the last 1,000 years; thus, our ideas of melody, scales, harmony, and even the instruments we use may not have been familiar to Romans who made and listened to music many centuries earlier.[citation needed]

Question: What was considered to be dominant part of normal life?

Question: What language does the word Music see it's origins in?

Question: What do many people consider to be the source of our modern musics familiarity with us?

Question: Could events in the Roman Republic often include music?
Passage: Over time, Roman architecture was modified as their urban requirements changed, and the civil engineering and building construction technology became developed and refined. The Roman concrete has remained a riddle, and even after more than 2,000 years some Roman structures still stand magnificently. The architectural style of the capital city was emulated by other urban centers under Roman control and influence. Roman cities were well planned, efficiently managed and neatly maintained.[citation needed]

Question: What was a primary cause of the modification of Roman architectural elements?

Question: What Roman construction material has continued to be a mystery to this day?

Question: Do any Roman structures still exist in our time?

Question: What facet of the capital city was emulated by other urban centers in the Roman Republic?
Passage: The city of Rome had a place called the Campus Martius ("Field of Mars"), which was a sort of drill ground for Roman soldiers. Later, the Campus became Rome's track and field playground. In the campus, the youth assembled to play and exercise, which included jumping, wrestling, boxing and racing.[citation needed] Equestrian sports, throwing, and swimming were also preferred physical activities.[citation needed] In the countryside, pastimes included fishing and hunting.[citation needed] Board games played in Rome included dice (Tesserae or Tali), Roman Chess (Latrunculi), Roman Checkers (Calculi), Tic-tac-toe (Terni Lapilli), and Ludus duodecim scriptorum and Tabula, predecessors of backgammon. Other activities included chariot races, and musical and theatrical performances.[citation needed]

Question: What was the name of the area in which youth played and exercised?

Question: What could you also call Rome's Campus Maritus?

Question: What is the Roman board game Tabula a precursor to?

Question: What was Roman version of Chess called?
Passage: Roman religious beliefs date back to the founding of Rome, around 800 BC. However, the Roman religion commonly associated with the republic and early empire did not begin until around 500 BC, when Romans came in contact with Greek culture, and adopted many of the Greek religious beliefs. Private and personal worship was an important aspect of religious practices. In a sense, each household was a temple to the gods. Each household had an altar (lararium), at which the family members would offer prayers, perform rites, and interact with the household gods. Many of the gods that Romans worshiped came from the Proto-Indo-European pantheon, others were based on Greek gods. The two most famous deities were Jupiter (the king God) and Mars (the god of war). With its cultural influence spreading over most of the Mediterranean, Romans began accepting foreign gods into their own culture, as well as other philosophical traditions such as Cynicism and Stoicism.

Question: When did the Roman religion that is generally identified with the republic first established?

Question: Who did the Romans adapt several of their religious convictions from?

Question: Where did a large amount of the deities that were worshiped in Roman civilization come from?

Question: What religious element could be found in all Roman households?

Question: What in Roman society was considered to be a temple to the gods?