105 BC - 78 BC Flashcards
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When were the Wars against the Cimbri and Teutones?
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105-101 BC
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What war was from 105-101 BC?
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Wars against the Cimbri and Teutones
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Name the first battle of the War against the Cimbri and Teutones
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Battle of Arausio
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Arausio was the first battle of what war?
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War against the Cimbri and Teutones
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What battle was in 105 BC?
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Arausio
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When was the Battle of Arausio?
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105 BC
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When was the Battle of Aquae Sextiae?
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102 BC
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What battle was in 102 BC?
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Battle of Aquae Sextiae
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Name the victorious Roman commander who defeated the Teutones at Aquae Sextiae
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Gaius Marius
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Gaius Marius defeated the Teutones at what battle in 102 BC?
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Aquae Sextiae
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Marius defeated what tribe at Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC?
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Teutones
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When was the Battle of Vercellae?
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101 BC
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What battle was in 101 BC?
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Battle of Vercellae
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Name the last battle of the Wars against the Cimbri and Teutones
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Battle of Vercellae
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The Battle of Vercellae was the last battle of what war?
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Wars against the Cimbri and Teutones
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Name the successful Roman general AND his co-consul who helped him defeat the Cimbri at Vercellae in 101 BC
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Gaius Marius; co-consul Quintus Lutatius Catulus
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Marius and his co-consul Lutatius Catulus defeated the Cimbri at what battle in 101 BC?
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Battle of Vercellae
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Marius and his co-consul Lutatius Catulus defeated what tribe at Vercellae in 101 BC?
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Cimbri
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When was the Second Servile War?
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104-100 BC
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What war was from 104-100 BC?
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Second Servile War
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What war was sparked when Marius ordered the slave-masters of Sicily to release slaves held illegally, and give manumission to the freedman?
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Second Servile War
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Name the two rebels who led the Second Slave Revolt
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Athenion and Salvius
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Athenion and Salvius led the revolt of which war?
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Second Servile War
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Name the grandfather of Marc Antony, who helped King Nicomedes III of Bithynia with his pirate problem and annexed part of Cilicia for Rome
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Marcus Antonius (literally the same name as Marc Antony lol)
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Marcus Antonius helped what king of Bithynia with his pirate problem during the Second Servile War?
King Nicomedes III
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Marcus Antonius annexed part of what region during the Second Servile War as a new province for Rome?
Silicia
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How many times was Marius consul during the course of his life?
7
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Who was consul 7 times during the course of his lifetime?
Gaius Marius
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Give all the years of Marius' 7 consulships
107 BC, 104-100 BC, 86 BC
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Who was consul in: 107 BC, 104-100 BC, 86 BC
Gaius Marius
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Who formed an alliance with Saturninus and Glaucia in 100 BC, his 6th consulship, to pass legislation benefitting his allies?
Gaius Marius
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In order to help pass legislation benefitting his allies Marius formed an alliance with what two people during his 6th consulship in 100 BC?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, Gaius Servilius Glaucia
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When did Marius form his alliance with Saturninus and Glaucia?
100 BC
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When was Saturninus' (ally of Marius) first tribunate?
103 BC
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Whose first tribunate was 103 BC, an ally of Marius?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
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During Saturninus' first tribunate in 103 BC, he sponsored a law giving how much land from what area to each of Marius' veterans?
100 iugera of African land
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Whose tribunate in 103 BC consisted of sponsoring a law to give 100 iugera of African land to each of Marius' African veterans?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
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Who introduced the *maiestas* law, making it a crime to compromise, injure, or diminish the *maiestas* of the Roman people?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
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What law did Saturninus introduce, making it a crime to compromise, injure, or diminish the *maiestas* of the Roman people?
The maiestas law
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What was the *maiestas* law, as introduced by Saturninus?
Made it a crime to compromise, injure, or diminish the *maiestas* of the Roman people
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When was Glaucia's first tribunate?
101 BC
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Whose first tribunate was in 101 BC?
Glaucia
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When was Saturninus' (ally of Marius) second tribunate?
100 BC
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Whose second tribunate was in 100 BC?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
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During his second tribunate in 100 BC, who assigned land from the Cimbri and Teutones to Marius, and proposed giving the command against the cilician pirates and Mithirdates VI to Marius?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
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Give the two most notable things Saturninus (ally of Marius) did during his second tribunate of 100 BC
- Assigned land from the Cimbri and Teutones to Marius
- Proposed giving the command against the Cilician Pirates and Mithridates VI to Marius
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The alliance of Glaucia - Saturninus - Marius fell apart when Glaucia hired thugs to kill what opponent of his, a former tribune?
Gaius Memmius
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Gaius Memmius was assassinated by thugs hired by who?
Gaius Servilius Glaucia
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What did the Senate do when they learned about Glaucia's actions against Gaius Memmius?
Passed a *Senatus Consultum Ultimum* against Glaucia and Saturninus, ordering Marius to take action against them
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What was the decree passed by the Senate against Glaucia and Saturninus when they learned about the fate of Gaius Memmius?
A *Senatus Consultum Ultimum*
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The second *Senatus Consultum Ultimum* was decreed by the Senate against what two people, allies of Marius?
Saturninus and Glaucia
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The very first *Senatus Consultum Ultimum* was decreed by the Senate against what two people in 123-122 BC?
Gaius Sempronius Gracchus and Fulvius Flaccus
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How did Marius react to the *Senatus Consultum Ultimum* against Saturninus and Glaucia?
He tried to save one of their lives by locking up Saturninus in the Curia
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Who was locked up in the Curia by his ally Marius after a Senatus Consultum Ultimum was put against him in 100 BC?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
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How did Saturninus die?
People climbed up to the roof of the Curia and pelted him to death
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Who died by being pelted to death by citizens of Rome climbing on top of the Curia, where he was locked in by his ally Marius?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
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When did L. Appuleius Saturninus die?
100 BC
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Who was given proconsular command to place Ariobarzanes I on the throne of Cappadocia in 97 BC?
Lucius Cornelia Sulla Felix
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Sulla was given proconsular command to place who on the throne of Cappadocia in 97 BC?
Ariobarzanes I
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Ariobarzanes I was placed on the throne of what province of Rome in 97 BC?
Cappadocia
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Name the person stabbed to death by an unknown assassin in 91 BC, provoking the Social/Marsic/Italian War
Marcus Livius Drusus (aka Livius Drusus the Younger)
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Livius Drusus the Younger's assassination was the catalyst of what war?
Social/Marsic/Italian War
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When was Livius Drusus the Younger assassinated?
91 BC
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Name the father of Livius Drusus the Younger, a tribune that was rivals with Gaius Gracchus
Marcus Livius Drusus (Livius Drusus the Elder)
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Name the person who doubled the size of the Senate by admitting 300 equestrians, and proposed granting citizenship to Rome's Italian allies in 91 BC?
Marcus Livius Drusus (Livius Drusus the Younger)
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Name the two most important reforms Livius Drusus the Younger did in 91 BC
- Doubled the size of the Senate by admitting 300 equestrians
- Proposed granting citizenship to the Italian allies of Rome
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When was the Social/Marsic/Italian War?
90-88 BC
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What war was from 90-88 BC?
Social/Marsic/Italian War
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A massacre of Romans at what town was the start of the Social War, which was then captured by Strabo?
Asculum
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Who captured the city of Asculum after they revolted in 90 BC to start the Social War by massacring all the Romans in the town?
Pompeius Strabo
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Name the two tribes that were the fierecest of the rebels during the Social War?
Marsi and Samnites
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The Marsi and Samnites were the fierecest tribes rebelling against Rome during what war?
Social/Marsic/Italian
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Who led the Marsi tribes against Rome during the Social War?
Pompaedius Silo
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Silo was a leader of the Marsi tribes against Rome during what war?
Social/Marsic/Italian War
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What three laws ended the Social War?
Lex Iulia, Lex Plautia Papiria, Lex Pompeia
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The Lex Iula, Plautia Papiria, and Pompeia ended what war?
Social/Marsic/Italian War
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When was the Lex Iulia passed?
90 BC
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What Law was passed in 90 BC?
Lex Iulia
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Who passed the Lex Iulia?
Lucius Julius Caesar
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Lucius Julius Caesar passed what law in 90 BC, giving citizenship to all Latins and Italians still loyal to Rome during the Social War?
Lex Iulia
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What did the Lex Iulia do?
Gave citizenship to all Latins and Italians still loyal to Rome during the Social War
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When was Lex Pluatia Papiria passed?
89 BC
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What law was passed in 89 BC by Silvanus and Carbo?
Lex Plautia Papiria
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Who passed the Lex Plautia Papiria?
Plautius Silvanus and Papirius Carbo
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Silvanus and Carbo passed what law in 89 BC, granting citizenship to all free people living in an allied community who'd register before a Roman praetor in 60 days
Lex Plautia Papiria
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What did the Lex Plautia Papiria do?
Granted citizenship to all free people living in an allied community who'd register before a Roman praetor in 60 days
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When was the Lex Pompeia passed?
89 BC
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What law was passed in 89 BC by Strabo?
Lex Pompeia
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What two laws were both passed in 89 BC?
Lex Plautia Papiria and Lex Pompeia
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Who passed the Lex Pompeia?
Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo
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Strabo passed what law, which extended citizenship to all free persons living in Cisalpine Gaul south of the Po, and Latin rights to all those living north of the Po?
Lex Pompeia
92
What did the Lex Pompeia do?
Extended citizenship to all free persons living in Cisalpine Gaul south of the Po, and Latin rights to all those living north of the Po
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What famous Roman orator served under Strabo during the Social War?
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Name the cousin of Strabo who he helped murder in 88 BC because he was supposed to take over his command?
Quintus Pompeius Rufus
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Q. Pompeius Rufus was niece to what man who helped murder him because Rufus was supposed to take over his command in 88 BC?
Pompeius Strabo
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When was Q. Pompeius Rufus murdered, partly due to Strabo?
88 BC
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Name the two consuls of 88 BC, one of whom helped murder his cousin Q. Pompeius Rufus, the other serving as quaestor under Marius during the Jugurthine War
Pompeius Strabo and Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
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Strabo and Sulla were consuls what year, the same year of Q. Pompeius Rufus' death?
88 BC
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What city praetor was killed by a mob of angry creditors in 89 BC when he tried to revive a 4th-C BC law prohibiting interest?
Aulus Sempronius Asellio
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When was city praetor Asellio killed when he tried to revive a law prohibiting interest, during the Social War?
89 BC
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What was the Latin term for a board of four magistrates for local self-government?
Quattorvirus
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What were *quattorviri*?
Boards fo four magistrates for local self-government
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Who seized Bithynia and Cappadocia because he wanted to overthrow Roman rule in the eastern Mediterranean, styling himself a new Alexander the Great?
Mithridates VI
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What two new Roman provinces did Mithridates VI capture at the start of the First Mithridatic War?
Bithynia and Cappadocia
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What famous Greek figure did Mithridates IV style himself as?
Alexander the Great
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After Mithridates VI seized Bithynia and Cappadocia, Rome sent Aquillius to recognize what two people as the respective kings of the regions?
Nicomedes IV - King of Bithynia
Ariobarzanes - King of Cappadocia
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Who was sent by Rome to recogze Nicomedes IV and Ariobarzanes as kings of Bithynia and Cappadocia respectively, after Mithridates IV seized the two regions?
Manius Aquillius
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Who was given command against Mithridates in 88 BC thanks to tribune Sulpicius Rufus?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
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What tribune transferred command against Mithridates VI from Marius to Sulla in 88 BC?
Publius Sulpicius Rufus
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During the First Mithridatic War, who used his command to march against Rome, making himself dictator of Rome?
Lucius Cornelia Sulla Felix
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As dictator, what is the most important reform Sulla made to Rome?
Made the Comitia Centuriata the primary legislative assemly by revoking the right of tribunes to introduce legislation in the *Concilium Plebis*
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Who made the Comitia Centuriata the primary legislative assemly by revoking the right of tribunes to introduce legislation in the *Concilium Plebis* as dictator after marching on Rome?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
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Name the consul of 87 BC who Sulla made promise not to tamper with Sulla's new laws as dictator while he went to fight Mithridates?
Lucius Cornelius Cinna
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Sulla got rid of the laws of what ex-ally of his when he became dictator?
Publius Sulpicius Rufus
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Who tried to annul the laws of Sulla and reenact the laws of Sulpicius Rufus while Sulla was away fighting Mithridates VI after he became dictator?
Lucius Cornelius Cinna
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What co-consul of Cinna drove him from Rome and declared him a public enemy because he didn't want Sulpicius Rufus' laws reinstated?
Gnaeus Octavius
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Who did Gnaeus Octavius drive from Rome, declaring him a public enemy because he didn't want the laws of Suplicius Rufus reinstated?
Lucius Cornelius Cinna
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Despite being driven from Rome, who gathered troops in Nola to get Marius an army and help him regain Rome from Sulla?
Lucius Cornelius Cinna
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After being driven from Rome by Octavius, where did Cinna gather troops for Marius to take back Rome from Sulla?
Nola
| Soldiers agreed w. Marius now because they were Italian
## Footnote
Sulpicius Rufus' laws advocated for Italian citizenship, which Sulla then repealled..
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Who marched on Rome after gathering Sulla's troops at Nola against him thanks to Cinna?
Gaius Marius
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What seaport did Marius storm to commence his march on Rome?
Ostia
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Who marched on Rome to get it back from Sulla, storming Ostia and starving Rome into surrendering while Sulla was out fighting Mithridates VI?
Gaius Marius
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When was Marius' 7th and final consulship?
86 BC
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Whose final and 7th consulship was in 86 BC?
Gaius Marius
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Who was left as the new dictator after Marius died following his march on Rome?
Lucius Cornelius Cinna
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Cinna was new appointed dictator of Rome after whose death following his march on Rome?
Gaius Marius
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Who did Cinna appoint as his co-consul in 86 BC in order to replace Marius after Cinna became dictator?
Lucius Valerius Flaccus
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Valerius Flaccus was co-consul with who in 86 BC, the new appointed dictator after the death of Marius?
Lucius Cornelius Cinna
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Name the two consuls of 86 BC?
Lucius Cornelius Cinna, Gaius Marius
After Marius' death: Lucius Valerius Flaccus appointed as *consul suffectus*
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Name the two consuls of 85 AND 84 BC?
Lucius Cornelius Cinna, Gnaeus Papirius Carbo
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Cinna and Carbo were co-consuls for what two consecutive years, a few years after the death of Marius?
85 and 84 BC
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What two locations did Sulla defeat Mithridates (aka Archelaus) at to end the First Mithridatic War while Marius/Cinna gain power at Rome?
Chaeroneia and Orchomenus
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What Roman commander was victorious over Archelaus at Chaeroneia and Orchomenus while Cinna and Marius were getting power back at Rome?
Lucius Cornelia Sulla Felix
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What happened to Valerius Flaccus when he went to Sulla to take over his command (as dictated by Cinna)?
He was murdered by a defective legate, Flavius Fimbria
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Flavius Fimbria murdered what man, who was supposed to take over the command from Sulla against Mithridates on Cinna's orders?
Lucius Valerius Flaccus
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Name the peace treaty that ended the First Mithridatic War in 85 BC
Treaty of Dardanus
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When was the Treaty of Dardanus signed?
85 BC
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What war ended in 85 BC?
First Mithridatic War
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After the death of Valerius Flaccus, Sulla left Flaccus' army in the charge of what legate of Sulla's?
Lucius Licinius Murena
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Murena was given charge of whose army, killed by Fimbria after he tried to take command against Mithridates VI from Sulla on Cinna's orders?
Lucius Valerius Flaccus
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Name the father of Pompey, who passed the Lex Pompeia in the Social War
Pompeius Strabo
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Name the son of Strabo, who would be a part of the First Triumverate and a key supporter of Sulla
Gnaeus Pompeius
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Give the three key supporters of Sulla acquired as he was returning from the First Mithridatic War?
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
- Marcus Licinus Crassus (future 1st triumvir)
- Gnaeus Pompeius (future 1st triumvir)
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Who was called *aduluscentulus carnifex* and *Magnus* by Sulla thanks to his contributions to Sulla's cause?
Gnaeus Pompeius
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Give the two nicknames Pompey got from Sulla because of his zealous persectuion of Sulla's enemies
*aduluscentulus carnifex* and a cognomen *Magnus*
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After Sulla returned from the First Mithridatic War, the anti-Sullans elected what two consuls in 82 BC?
Gneaus Papirius Carbo and Gaius Marius (son of the more well-known Marius; aka Marius the Younger)
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Carbo and Marius the Younger were consuls of what year?
82 BC
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Where was Marius the Younger killed?
Praeneste
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Where was Carbo killed?
Africa
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Who captured and executed Carbo in Africa?
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
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Who was killed in Africa by Pompey after his consulship in 82 BC, primarily because he was anti-Sullan
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo
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When was the Battle of the Colline Gate?
82 BC
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What battle was in 82 BC?
Battle of the Colline Gate
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Name the Roman commander and enemy tribe/commander at the Battle of the Colline Gate
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix vs. the Samnites and Gnaeus Papirius Carbo
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Sulla faced off against the Samnites and Carbo at what battle in 82 BC?
Battle of the Colline Gate
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Who commanded Sulla's right wing at the Battle of the Colline Gate to edge out a victory over the Samnites?
Marcus Licinius Crassus
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The future triumvir Crassus commanded whose right wing at Colline Gate to help edge out a victory against the Samnites?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
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After Colline Gate, what did Sulla do to the Samnites?
Tortured them in the Temple of Bellona
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What tribe, who revolted against Sulla at Colline Gate, was then tortured in the Temple of Bellona?
Samnites
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What Roman commander-turned-dictator first set up the proscriptions?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
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After Colline Gate, what did Sulla do that consisted of paying his men to assassinate people on a list he creatd?
Proscriptions
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Sulla got the Senate to pass what law which appointed him dictator for an unspecified period of time, in 82 BC?
Lex Valeria
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What did the Lex Valeria do for Sulla, as passed in 82 BC?
Appoint him dictator for an unspecified period of time
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What law of 180 BC did Sulla bring back during his time as dictator, which regulated the curule offices?
Lex Vilia Annalis
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The Lex Valeria and Vilia Annalis were laws passed by what man during his dictatorship of Rome?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
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Where did Sulla die?
Puteoli
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What Roman dictator died in Puteoli?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
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When did Sulla die in Puteoli?
78 BC
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What Roman dictator died in 78 BC?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
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Who ultimately surpressed the rebellion of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus in 78 BC?
Quintus Lutatius Catulus, at Milvian Bridge
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Lutatius Catulus surpressed whose rebellion in 78 BC at Milvian Bridge?
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
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When was the rebellion of M. Aemilius Lepidus, surpressed by Lutatius Catulus at Milvian Bridge?
78 BC
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At what battle did Lutatius Catulus decisively surpress the rebellion of Lepidus in 78 BC?
Battle of Milvian Bridge
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Name the Roman commander who quelled the Second Servile War
Manius Aquillius
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Manius Aquillius quelled what war from 104-100 BC, led by slaves Salvius and Athenion
Second Servile War
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Who was co-consul with Marius in 101 BC?
Quintus Lutatius Catulus
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Name the two consuls of 101 BC
Gaius Marius, Quintus Lutatius Catulus
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In what year were Marius and Lutatius Catulus consul?
101 BC
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What tribune of 103 BC passed a law to establish a special court for the crime of maiestas?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
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During his tribuneship in 103 BC, Saturninus passed a law establishing a special court for what crime?
Maiestas
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What censor of 103 BC opposed Saturninus?
Metellus Numidicus (from Jugurthine War)
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Who did Metellus Numidicus oppose during his censorship in 103 BC?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
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Who was born in 100 BC on the Esquiline Hill?
Gaius Julius Caesar
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In what year was Caesar born, on the Esquiline Hill?
100 BC
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On what hill was Caesar born in 100 BC?
Esquiline Hill
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What does the Senate ban in 97 BC?
Human Sacrifice
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When does the Senate ban human sacrifice?
97 BC
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What legislative body bans human sacrifice in 97 BC?
Senate
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Who bequeathes the kingdom of Cyrenaica to Rome in 96 BC?
Ptolemy Apion
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What kingdom is bequeathed to Rome by Ptolemy Apion in 96 BC?
Cyrenaica
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When does Ptolemy Apion bequeath the kingdom of Cyrenaica to Rome?
96 BC
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What king of Bithynia requested Rome's aid against Mithridates VI in 96 BC?
Nicomedes III
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When was the First Mithridatic War?
89-85 BC
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What war was from 89-85 BC?
First Mithridatic War
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When does Nicomedes III request Rome's aid against Mithridates VI, leading Sulla to install Ariobarzanes on the throne of Cappadocia and defeat Tigranes of Armenia?
96 BC
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Who transferred control of the courts from the equesterians to the Senate due to the unfair prosecution of Publius Rutilius Rufus, in 92 BC?
Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger
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In 92 BC, Livius Drusus the Younger transferred control of the courts from the equesterians to the Senate due to the unfair prosecution of what man?
Publius Rutilius Rufus
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When did Livius Drusus the Younger transfer control of the courts from the equesterians to the Senate due to the unfair prosecution of Rutilius Rufus?
92 BC (a year before his tribunate)
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Who was assassinated because he wanted to give all Italian allies full citizenship, which was vehemently opposed in the Senate, especially by the consul of 91 BC Philippus?
Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger
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Why was Livius Drusus the Younger assassinated in 91 BC?
He advocated for giving all Italian allies full citizenship, which the Senate didn't like
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What consul of 91 BC especially disliked Livius Drusus because of what he advocated for in terms of Italian citizenship?
Philippus
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When was Philippus, opposer of Livius Drusus the Younger, consul?
91 BC
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After what Roman threatened them did the town of Asculum massacre Romans, starting the Social War?
Gaius Servilius
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After Servilius threatened them, what town massacred their Romans, igniting the Social War?
Asculum
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Silo led what tribe against Rome during the Social War?
Marsi Tribe
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Who led on the Samnites against Rome during the Social War?
Papius Mutilus
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Papius Mutilus led what tribe against Rome during the Social War?
Samnites
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Silo was a client of what Roman?
Marcus Livius Drusus the Younger
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What client of Drusus the Younger led the Marsic tribes during the Social War?
Quintus Popaedius Silo
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Who killed the consul of 90 BC, Rutilius Lupus, and the consul of 89 BC, Lucius Porcius Cato, during the Social War?
Quintus Popaedius Silo
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What two consuls of 90 and 89 BC did Silo kill during the Social War?
Rutilius Lupus (90 BC), Lucius Porcius Cato (89 BC)
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Who eventually killed Silo in 88 BC?
Metellus Pius
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Who did Metellus Pius kill in 88 BC?
Quintus Popaedius Silo
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When did Metellus Pius kill Silo?
88 BC
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Where was the captial of the rebel Samnites during the Social War?
Corfinium
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Corfinium was the capital for what rebel tribe during the Social War?
Samnites
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Who received the *corona graminea* for his part in defeating the Samnites during the Social War?
Lucius Corenlius Sulla Felix
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What award did Sulla get for his part in defeating the Samnites during the Social War?
Corona Graminea
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Name the successor of Nicomedes III of Bithynia?
Nicomedes IV
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Who was the predecessor of Nicomedes IV of Bithynia?
Nicomedes III
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What king of Pontus massacred 80,000 people on the western coast of Asia Minor, in an infamous episode known as the Asiatic Vespers?
Mithridates VI
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At what infamous location did Mithridates VI massacre 80,000 people off the western coast of Asia Minor?
Asiatic Vespers
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When did Sulla march on Rome?
88 BC
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Who marched on Rome in 88 BC, after Sulpicius Rufus transferred his command against Mithridates VI to Marius?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
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What city was sacked by Sulla in 86 BC?
Athens
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When did Sulla sack Athens, during the First Mithridatic War?
86 BC
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Who sacked Athens in 86 BC, during the First Mithridatic War?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
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What city was led by its tyrant Aristion in 86 BC before its sacking by Sulla?
Athens
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Name the tyrant of Athens in 86 BC, the year of its sacking by Sulla
Aristion
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Name the legate of Sulla at the First Mithridatic War
Lucius Licinius Lucullus
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Lucullus was the legate of what Roman commander during the First Mithridatic War?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
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Who had to:
- Pay an indemnity of 2000 talents
- Hand over 80 of his warships to Sulla
- Abandon his conquest of Asia Minor
according to the Treaty of Dardanus in 85 BC?
Mithridates VI
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What three things did Mithridates VI have to do according to the Treaty of Dardanus in 85 BC, to make peace with Rome?
- Pay an indemnity of 2000 talents
- Hand over 80 of his warships to Sulla
- Abandon his conquest of Asia Minor
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Name the three candidates for consul of 86 BC
Gaius Marius, Lucius Cornelius Cinna, Servilius Vatia
235
Marius, Cinna, and Vatia were all candidates for the consulship of what year?
86 BC
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Who becomes the first Roman to capture Rome?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
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Sulla was nicknamed the first Roman to do what act after the battle of Colline Gate (82 BC)?
Capture Rome
238
When was the Second Mithridatic War?
83-81 BC
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What war was from 83-81 BC?
Second Mithridatic War
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What war was incited by Murena (the man left in charge of Sulla's troops)?
Second Mithridatic War
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What Roman general incited the Second Mithridatic War in 83 BC?
Lucius Licinius Murena
242
Who ultimately wins the Second Mithridatic War?
Mithridates VI
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When was the Lex Valeria passed?
82 BC
244
What law was *passed* (not modified) in 82 BC?
Lex Valeria
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When was the Lex Vilia Annalis modified by Sulla?
82 BC
246
What law was modified by Sulla in 82 BC?
Lex Vilia Annalis
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How did Sulla modify the Lex Vilia Annalis?
Made the new ages:
- 29 for quaestor
- 39 for praetor
- 42 for consul
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Who modified a law to make the new ages for the cursus honorum:
- 29 for quaestor
- 39 for praetor
- 42 for consul
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
249
What Roman dictator abolished the position of *princeps senatus*?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
250
What position did Sulla abolish as dictator?
*Princeps Senatus*
251
What Roman dictator set up a law requiring at least a 10 year interval between consulships?
Lucius Corenlius Sulla Felix
252
As dictator Sulla set up a law requiring an interval of at least how long between consulships?
10 years
253
What Roman dictator increased the number of praetors from 6 to 8?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
254
As dictator Sulla increased the number of praetors from 6 to what number?
8
255
What Roman dictator added Cisalpine Gaul as a province?
Lucius Corenlius Sulla Felix
256
What province did Sulla annex as dictator?
Cisalpine Gaul
257
What Roman dictator abolished trials in front of the popular assemblies, instead favoring the senators as the jurors?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
258
As dictator Sulla abolished trials in front of the popular assemblies, instead favoring people from what assembly as jurors?
The Senate
259
When did Cinna die at Ancona?
84 BC
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Who died at Ancona in 84 BC?
Lucius Cornelius Cinna
261
Where did Cinna die in 84 BC?
Ancona
262
What leader of the Second Servile War fashioned himself as the Seleucid King Tryphon?
Salvius
263
What Seleucid King did Salvius fashion himself as during the Second Servile War?
Tryphon
264
What pro-consul from the Battle of Arausio stole gold from Tolosa just before the battle?
Quintus Servilius Caepio
265
What did Servilius Caepio steal from Tolosa just before entering battle at Arausio?
Gold
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Where did Servilius Caepio steal gold from before entering battle at Arausio?
Tolosa
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