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😈 Caesar & Octavian Flashcards

1
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What is Julius Caesar’s full name?

A

Gaius Julius Caesar

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2
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In what year was Julius Caesar born?

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100 BC

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3
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In what year did Julius Caesar die?

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44 BC

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4
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Who fulfilled his promise to crucify the pirates who captured him as a young man?

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Julius Caesar

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5
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What did Caesar promise to do the pirates who kidnapped him as a young man?

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crucify them

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6
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What is an aedile?

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official in charge of public entertainment

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7
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Which official was in charge of public entertainment?

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aedile

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8
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What is a quaestor?

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a treasurer

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9
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Which officials were in charge of Rome’s finances?

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quaestor

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10
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What is a praetor?

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judge

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11
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Which officals were in charge of judicial matters?

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praetor

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12
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What is the term for the standard order of the offices?

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Cursus Honorum

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13
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Who was Caesar’s co-consul in 59 BC?

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Bibulus

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14
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By what name was the year of Caesar and Bibulus’ consulship jokingly referred to?

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the consulship of Julius and Caesar

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15
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How did Bibulus get on Caesar’s bad side?

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vetoed a land reform bill

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16
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What is a Pontifex Maximus?

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chief priest

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17
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What group of three men dominated Roman political affairs beginning in 60 BC?

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First Triumvirate

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18
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What is a proconsulship?

A

governorship of a province

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18
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Where did Caesar go for his proconsulship?

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Cisalpine Gaul

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19
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Who launched a major invasion of all of Gaul during his proconsulship?

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Julius Caesar

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20
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How long did Caesar’s Gallic campaign last?

A

7 years

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21
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Who was the author of “Commentaries on the Gallic Wars”?

A

Julius Caesar

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22
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At what battle in 52 BC did Caesar defeat Vercingetorix and the Gauls?

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Alesia

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23
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Who defeated Vercingetorix and the Gauls at Alesia in 52 BC?

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Julius Caesar

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24
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What Gallic chieftain was defeated at Alesia in 52 BC?

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Vercingetorix

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25
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What river in northern Italy were generals not allowed to lead their army across without the permission of the Senate?

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Rubicon

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26
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Who led his army across the Rubicon and into the heart of Italy in 49 BC?

A

Julius Caesar

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27
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What river did Caesar lead his army across in 49 BC?

A

Rubicon

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28
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What did Caesar reportedly say before crossing the Rubicon in 49 BC?

A

alea iacta est

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29
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What does “alea iacta est” mean?

A

the die is cast

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30
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Who fled from Italy after Caesar crossed the Rubicon?

A

Pompey

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31
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Against whom did Caesar fight a civil war?

A

Pompey

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32
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At what battle in 48 BC did Caesar defeat Pompey and put him to flight?

A

Pharsalus

33
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Whom did Caesar defeat at Pharsalus in 48 BC?

A

Pompey

34
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What did Caesar reportedly say after the battle of Pharsalus?

A

hoc voluerunt

35
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What does “hoc voluerunt” mean?

A

they wanted this

36
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At what battle in 47 BC did Caesar defeat the forces of Pharnaces II in Asia Minor?

A

Zela

37
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Who did Caesar defeat at Zela in 47 BC?

A

Pharnaces II

38
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After what battle did Caesar reportedly say “veni, vidi, vici”?

A

Zela

39
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What does “veni, vidi, vici” mean?

A

I came, I saw, I conquered

40
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What famous phrase did Caesar reportedly say after the battle of Zela?

A

veni, vidi, vici

41
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At what battle in 46 BC did Caesar defeat Pompey’s sons & Cato the Younger?

A

Thapsus

42
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At what battle in 45 BC did Caesar defeat the last of Pompey’s supporters in Spain?

A

Munda

43
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What honor was bestowed on Caesar when he returned to Rome from Spain?

A

dictator for life

44
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Which two men led the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar on March 15, 44 BC?

A

Brutus & Cassius

45
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Who was killed on the Ides of March in 44 BC?

A

Julius Caesar

46
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On what date was Caesar assassinated?

A

March 15, 44 BC

47
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According to Shakespeare what did Caesar say when he died?

A

et tu Brute?

48
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Who was Caesar’s first wife?

A

Cornelia

49
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Who was the daughter of Caesar and Cornelia?

A

Julia

50
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Who was Caesar’s second wife?

A

Pompeia

51
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Who was Caesar’s third wife?

A

Calpurnia

52
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Who did Caesar adopt as his son and heir in his will?

A

Octavian

53
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What was Octavian’s actual relationship to Caesar?

A

great-nephew

54
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What descendant of the first consul of Rome plotted with Cassius to assassinate Caesar?

A

Brutus

55
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Where was Caesar assassinated on March 15, 44 BC?

A

Theater of Pompey

56
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Who was killed at the Theater of Pompey on the Ides of March?

A

Julius Caesar

57
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At what battle of 42 BC did Octavian and Marc Antony defeat Caesar’s assassins?

A

Philippi

58
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Who defeated Caesar’s assassins at Philippi in 42 BC?

A

Octavian & Marc Antony

59
Q

Who were the members of the Second Triumvirate?

A

Marc Antony, Octavian & Lepidus

60
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What group included Lepidus, Octavian, and Marc Antony?

A

Second Triumvirate

61
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In what year was the Second Triumvirate formed?

A

43 BC

62
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What of 43 BC legalized the Second Triumvirate for 5 years?

A

Lex Titia

63
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What group was legally recognized by the Lex Titia of 43 BC?

A

Second Triumvirate

64
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Where did Marc Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus meet in 43 BC to form the Second Triumvirate?

A

Bononia

65
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What law was passed at Bononia legally recognizing the Second Triumvirate?

A

Lex Titia

66
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At what battle of 40 BC did Octavian capture Fulvia and Lucius Antony?

A

Perusia

67
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What wife and brother of Marc Antony did Octavian capture at Perusia?

A

Fulvia and Lucius Antony

68
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Who was the wife of Marc Antony?

A

Fulvia

69
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Who was the Egyptian wife of Marc Antony?

A

Cleopatra

70
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At what battle of 31 BC did Octavian defeat Marc Antony and Cleopatra?

A

Actium

71
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What victory of Octavian effectively ended the Republic?

A

Actium

72
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In what year did Octavian defeat Marc Antony and Cleopatra at Actium?

A

31 BC

73
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At what battle of 43 BC did the consuls Hirtius and Pansa attempt to rescue Decimus Brutus who was under siege from Marc Antony?

A

Mutina

74
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What two consuls of 43 BC were killed in battle at Mutina?

A

Hirtius & Pansa

75
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Who was besieged by Marc Antony at Mutina in 43 BC?

A

Decimus Brutus

76
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At what battle of 36 BC did Octavian defeat Sextus Pompey near Sicily?

A

Naulochus

77
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What son of Pompey was committing acts of piracy near Sicily?

A

Sextus Pompey

78
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What general helped Octavian defeat Antony and Cleopatra at Actium?

A

Agrippa

79
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When did the officially empire begin?

A

27 BC

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