e serving with the army outside the city, but in Rome the citizens had the right to appeal al cases that involved capital punishment. The consuls had assistants who helped them make decisions and preventing them from having too much power. All consuls and offices could only be held by Patricians.11)League of Corinth- Hellenistic- Macedonian Government of Greece- Athens was spared of harsh treatment under the Macedonian leadership. But there were still rebels, and garrisons were stationed around Greece to guard against them. So in 338 BC Phillip called representatives of the Greek states to Corinth where he announced the League of Corinth. The league promised autonomy, freedom from tribute and garrisons, and cooperation in suppressing piracy and civil war. It was an oath of truth. 12)Gracchi Reforms- During the second Punic War from 218 to 201 BC when King Carthage declared war back on Rome, Rome had a huge empire but a small army of only around 15,000 men. Because the army could only consist of Patricians it limited the number of eligible men. The Gracchi Reforms were an experiment of ideas to try and increase the army. Nobody could agree and he was assassinated. Ten years later his brother Gaius had an idea to tax the rich more that led him to be assassinated too. Eventually Rome lifted the requirements to be in the army and it grew from 30,000 to 100,000. 13)Hebrews- Around 1,800 BC Hebrews acted as slaves for the Egyptians. Most of the times they were only indentured slaves and could pay back their debt as they worked. Hebrews began to settle west of the Mediterranean Sea.14)Greek Dark Ages- The Greek Dark Ages were a bad time to live. There are very little if not any records of from those times. The only major story or idea of what life was like is from the stories Iliad and The Odyssey. Fighting and war was a way of life. The armies worked and fought as a phalanx, which is an 8 man deep line that stretched as far as they could. The...
