Novus Homo

New Man

Imperium

Power of Command

Auspicium

the right of taking auspices

Evocatio

calling forth a Roman deity before a battle to let the enemy know that the gods were with the Romans and would ensure their victory

Senatus Consultum Ultimum

ultimate decree of the senate

Cursus Honorum

course of offices

Consul

the highest elected political office of the Replubic

Praetor

a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, usually in the field, or the named commander before mustering the army

Aedile

person responsible for the maintenance of public buildings and regulate public festivals

also had powers to enforce public order

Quaestor

elected officials who supervised the treasury and financial affairs of the state, its armies and its officers

Tribune

elected officicals in the replubic

had the power to convene the plebian council and they also had the power to veto legislation made by magistrates and they could also intervene on behalf of the plebians

they were sancrosanct while in the council

Veto

power to deny legislation

sancrosanctity

a person cannot be harmed for they are "divine"

Publicani and Tax Farming

Tax Farmers

 the principle of assigning the responsibility for tax revenue collection to private citizens or groups. 

Vestal Virgins

girls who would become part of the cult for the goddess Vesta and they would remain Virgins until they were old women

Nefas

Aristocratic Display:

Funerals

procession to the grave

similar to a triumph but it is backwards. funerals of this magnitude were only done for the wealthy to let everyone know who died and who will take the dead person's station

Aristocratic Display:

Triumphs

Aristocratic Display:

Building Projects

the emperors would have building projects that allowed them to be revered for what they did for the Roman people

(i.e. temples, colloseum, baths, aqueducts, etc.)

Maiestas

treason, slander, libel, conspiracy

penalty was either exile or death

(depending on the emperor)

Imperial Womb

the womb of the emperor's wife and anyone who presented a threat to the womb was killed for only the emperor could have sex with his wife and produce a son/daughter

Clementia

Caesar would use this to have his subjects owe him a favor because he would forgive their indiscretions

Lupercalia

Festival honoring the she-wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus (the founders of Rome)

Julian Calendar

reform under Julius Caesar's reign, adopted the Tropical (solar) year and it was also used by the Egyptians

our current calendar because it has a leap day and explains the extra time in our year

Charisma

the ability to charm others by how a person speaks and how they are able to manipulate their decisions

Celeritas

speed, swiftness, rapidity, quickness

Imagines

a wax portrait of a person who was of high status

Privilege Sharing

Exclusionary Tactics

romans want the provinces to pay for their lifestyle

some allies want independence but other want full citizenship

First Triumvirate

three powerful men (Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus) that are pissed off by the senate and they have something to offer the other

they use this kind of bond to get what they want and once they get it they take the other out of the picture

Second Triumvirate

Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus make up the Second Triumvirate

use this power to get revenge on Julius Caesar and split up the empire into sections

Orthopraxic vs. Orthodoxic

Orthopraxic - must be done in a certain way or else

Orthodoxic - must believe and it does not need to be done in a certain way

Senatorius Ordo