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🌆 Late Republic Flashcards

1
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What king of Numidia waged war with Rome from 111-104 BC?

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Jugurtha

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What war did the Romans fight from 111-104 BC?

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Jugurthine War

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What were the years of the Jugurthine War?

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111-104 BC

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Who was the famous grandfather of Jugurtha?

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Massinissa

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What Numidian king fought for Scipio Aemilianus at Numantia?

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Jugurtha

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Where did Jugurtha fight alongside the Romans led by Scipio Aemilianus?

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Numantia

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What father-in-law of Jugurtha betrayed him by handing him over to the Romans in 104 BC?

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Bocchus

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What king of Mauretania betrayed Jugurtha by handing him over to the Romans in 104 BC?

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Bocchus

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To what Roman general did Bocchus hand over Jugurtha?

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Sulla

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What subordinate of Marius received Jugurtha from Bocchus?

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Sulla

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11
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Which Roman became consul an unprecedented 7 times?

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Marius

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How many times did Marius serve as consul?

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7

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13
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What small town was Marius from?

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Arpinum

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What novus homo from Arpinum became consul seven times?

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Marius

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13
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Who was the famous nephew of Marius?

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Julius Caesar

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14
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Which political party appealed to popular interests in Rome?

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Populares

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Which political party appealed to the interests of the Senate and aristocracy?

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Optimates

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16
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What chief leader of the Populares was famous for accepting soldiers whether or not they met property qualifications?

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Marius

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17
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Whose military reforms included the reorganization of the Roman legion?

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Marius

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18
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At what battle in 105 BC did the Cimbri & Teutones defeat a Roman army?

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Arausio

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What two Gallic tribes defeated a Roman army at Arausio in 105 BC?

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Cimbri & Teutones

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At what battle in 102 BC did Marius defeat the Teutones?

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Aquae Sextiae

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21
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Who defeated the Teutones at Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC?

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Marius

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At what battle in 101 BC did Marius defeat the Cimbri?

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Vercellae

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Who defeated the Cimbri at Vercellae in 101 BC?

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Marius

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What tribune of 100 BC, who supported Marius, was pelted to death with roof tiles from the Curia?

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Saturninus

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25
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What happened to the tribune Saturninus who was a supporter of Marius?

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pelted to death with roof tiles

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26
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To whom did Marius lose a struggle for supremacy in Rome?

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Sulla

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27
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Who did Sulla defeat in a struggle for supremacy in Rome?

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Marius

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28
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Who contended with Marius for the command in the fight against Mithridates VI?

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Sulla

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Who was the first Roman general ever to lead a Roman army to occupy Rome itself?

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Sulla

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30
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Why did Sulla lead an army to occupy Rome?

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to make sure command against Mithridates VI was not transferred to Marius

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31
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What is a proscription list?

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a list of enemies to be executed without trial

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32
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As dictator in 82 BC who set up the first proscription list?

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Sulla

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33
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Who was Sulla’s leading general?

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Pompey

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34
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About whom did Sulla remark “I see in him many a Marius” when he met him as a teenager?

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Julius Caesar

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35
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What did Sulla remark when he met Julius Caesar as a teenager?

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I see in him many a Marius

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36
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What tribune of 91 BC was killed for trying to promote citizenship for the Latin allies?

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Livius Drusus the Younger

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37
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Why was the tribune Livius Drusus the Younger killed in 91 BC?

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tried to promote citizenship for Latin allies

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38
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The assassination of what tribune in 91 BC sparked the Social War?

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Livius Drusus the Younger

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39
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What war did the Romans fight from 91-88 BC?

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Social War

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40
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Against whom did Rome fight the Social War?

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her Latin allies

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41
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What Samnite general was one of Rome’s main antagonists during the Social War?

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Mutilus

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42
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During what war did Mutilus lead the Samnites against the Romans?

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Social War

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43
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What law of 90 BC extended many rights to the Latin allies and helped end the Social War?

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Lex Julia

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44
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What veteran of Marius fled to Spain and led a resistance agaunst the Sullan government from 82-73 BC?

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Sertorius

45
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From 82-73 BC who led a resistance against the Sullan government in Spain?

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Sertorius

46
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Who was assassinated by his subordinate Perperna after being hunted down by Pompey?

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Sertorius

47
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What subordinate of Sertorius assassinated him?

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Perperna

48
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What ruler of Pontus fought three wars intending to overthrow Roman influence in the Eastern Mediterranean?

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Mithridates VI

49
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What Roman general campaigned against Mithridates for 8 years before his army mutinied?

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Lucullus

50
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When Lucullus’ army mutinied, who received command against Mithridates VI?

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Pompey

51
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Who brought the cherry tree from the East to Italy?

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Lucullus

52
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What type of tree did Lucullus bring from the East to Italy?

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cherry tree

53
Q

What slave in a Capua gladiatorial school led a slave revolt against Rome from 73-71 BC?

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Spartacus

54
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In what city did Spartacus spark a slave rebellion against Rome?

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Capua

55
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Who put down the rebellion of Spartacus?

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Crassus

56
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Whose rebellion was put down by Crassus?

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Spartacus

57
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Who crucified 6000 slaves along the Via Appia after the rebellion of Spartacus?

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Pompey

58
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How many slaves did Pompey crucify along the Via Appia after the rebellion of Spartacus?

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6000

59
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What Roman, the wealthiest of his day, joined Pompey and Caesar in the First Triumvirate?

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Crassus

60
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Who were the members of the First Triumvirate?

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Pompey, Caesar & Crassus

61
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Which triumvir was killed fighting the the Parthians at Carrhae in 53 BC?

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Crassus

61
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In what year was the First Triumvirate formed as de facto rulers of Rome?

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60 BC

62
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What Parthian general defeated and killed Crassus?

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Surenas

63
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Where did Surenas defeat and kill the triumvir Crassus in 53 BC?

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Carrhae

64
Q

Who hunted down the pirates harrassing the Mediterranean in only 3 months?

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Pompey

65
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How long did it take Pompey to hunt down the pirates harrassing the Mediterranean?

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3 months

66
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Which two men shared the consulship in 70 BC and 55 BC?

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Pompey & Crassus

67
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Who built Rome’s first permanent theater in 55 BC?

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Pompey

68
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In what year did Pompey build Rome’s permanent theater?

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55 BC

69
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What was Rome’s first permanent theater?

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Theater of Pompey

70
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Who was Rome’s sole consul in 52 BC?

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Pompey

71
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Which political party was Sulla a member of?

A

Optimates

72
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Which political party was Caesar a member of?

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Populares

73
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At what battle in 48 BC was Pompey defeated by Caesar and killed after fleeing to Egypt?

A

Pharsalus

74
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Who was defeated at the Pharsalus by Caesar in 48 BC?

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Pompey

75
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What novus homo was born at Arpinum in 106 BC?

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Cicero

76
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Who was the most famous Roman orator?

A

Cicero

77
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What was Cicero’s full name?

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Marcus Tullius Cicero

78
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What novus homo from Arpinum became consul in 63 BC?

A

Cicero

79
Q

What does “Cicero” mean?

A

chickpea

80
Q

During his consulship, whose conspiracy against Rome did Cicero stop?

A

Catiline

81
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Who stopped the Catilinarian conspiracy during his consulship in 63 BC?

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Cicero

82
Q

After the execution of the Catilinarian conspirators who remarked “vixerunt”?

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Cicero

83
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What did Cicero remark after the Catilinarian conspirators were executed?

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Vixerunt (“they have lived”)

84
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What tribune had Cicero exiled for executing the Catilinarian conspirators without a trial?

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Clodius Pulcher

85
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Why did Clodius Pulcher have Cicero exiled?

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executed Catilinarian conspirators without a trial

86
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After Caesar’s death who delivered speeches against Marc Antony called the Philippics?

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Cicero

87
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What series of speeches did Cicero deliver against Marc Antony after the death of Caesar?

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Philippics

88
Q

Whose speeches against Philip II of Macedon were Cicero’s Philippics modeled on?

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Demosthenes

89
Q

When the Second Triumvirate was formed, who did Marc Antony place first on his proscription list?

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Cicero

90
Q

Who placed Cicero first on his proscription list when the Second Triumvirate was formed?

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Marc Antony

91
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Who was executed at Formiae on December 7, 43 BC?

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Cicero

92
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Where was Cicero executed on December 7, 43 BC?

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Formiae

93
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What is the rostra?

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the public speaking platform in the Forum

94
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What is the term for the public speaking platform in the Forum?

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rostra

95
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Whose hand and head were placed on the rostra after his execution in 43 BC?

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Cicero

96
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What happened to Cicero’s head and hand after he was executed?

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placed on the rostra

97
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What does “rostra” mean?

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prows of ships

98
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Where did the prows used for the rostra come from?

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Antium

99
Q

What statesman was referred to as “the conscience of Rome”?

A

Cato the Younger

100
Q

What statesman routinely opposed Julius Caesar and fought for the death penalty for Catiline and his co-conspirators?

A

Cato the Younger

101
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Who earned the cognomen “Uticensis” for his fair administration in Utica during the Civil Wars?

A

Cato the Younger

102
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Who committed suicide rather than being pardoned by Caesar after he was defeated at Thapsus?

A

Cato the Younger

103
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What statesman was suspected of having an affair with Caesar’s second wife Pompeia?

A

Clodius Pulcher

104
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Who snuck into the Bona Dea festival at Caesar’s house disguised as a woman?

A

Clodius Pulcher

105
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What festival was Clodius Pulcher caught sneaking into at Caesar’s house in 62 BC?

A

Bona Dea

106
Q

Who divorced his second wife Pompeia over the Bona Dea scandal?

A

Julius Caesar

107
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Who famously said “Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion”?

A

Caesar

108
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At Caesar’s bidding, who arranged to have Cicero banished from Rome in 58 BC for overstepping his power as consul in 63 BC?

A

Clodius Pulcher

109
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Who murdered Clodius Pulcher in 52 BC?

A

Milo

110
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Who was murdered by Milo and his gang of thugs in 52 BC?

A

Clodius Pulcher

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