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Roman Culture 11
Local Gov. and Elections
25
Language - Latin
9th Grade
09/08/2010

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Term
When were elections?
Definition
end of march
Term
Fautores
Definition

supporters of canidates

people took elections very seriously

Term
What was the main way of advertisement?
Definition
slogans on the walls
Term
What offices did people run for annually
Definition
duoviri and aediles
Term
Duoviri jobs
Definition
senior pair, heard evidence, gave judgement in court
Term
Jobs of Aediles
Definition
supervising public market, police force,baths,places of public entertainment,water supply & sewers,local taxes, public services
Term
What was the town council composed of?
Definition
100 leading citizens
Term
Who selected new members of council and how long did council members serve?
Definition
council served for life and when someone died the council itself would replace them
Term
What does candidus mean and how could you recognize a canidate
Definition

candidus; dazzling white

canidates wore togas whitened by chalk

Term
What did agents or divisors do?
Definition
praised canidates qualities,made promises on their behalf, distributed bribes
Term
Illegal from of persuasion that was widely practiced
Definition
bribery
Term
legal from of persuasion
Definition
promises of games and events, in fact it was expected politicians paid for public events and buildings, so canidates had to be rich
Term
Holconii
Definition
built large theatre
Term
Flacci
Definition
helped build large civic building and held excellent entertainment
Term
how did politician's money help Pompeii
Definition
Pompeii could afford many public luxuries it couldn't afford w/o their help
Term
four advantages of public service
Definition

closeup view of theatre

special spot in ampitheater

maybe a statue

or a name on your building

Term
When would the centeral gov. intervene inlocal politics and what would they do
Definition
centeral government takes over when the local government is failing by bring in a praefectus (a special government appointed officer to run affairs of the town)
Term
What happened to Pompeii in AD 60
Definition
Nero dismissed the duoviri after the big fight with the Nucerians
Term
How long was a praefectus in charge
Definition
2 yrs
Term
Vicini
Definition
political supporters of canidates, who were alos the canidates neighbors
Term
What groups might support a canidate
Definition

vicini

canidate's friends

trade groups

Term
Who could vote and where
Definition
adult males could vote in the voting hall (in forum)
Term
How did women influence voting
Definition
they tell their husbands who to vote for
Term
When were elction notices posted and why?
Definition
@ night, because it was less crowed and there was a smaller chance of attack
Term
Special Verbs
Definition

placet

favet

credit

dicit

respondet

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