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What is the practice of public identification and official condemnation that lead to the legalized killing of many people in Rome known as?

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Proscriptions

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Who was a legendary survivor of the fall of Troy who would become the founder of the Roman people?

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Aeneas

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What was the name of the woman Aeneas had a fling with in Carthage?

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Dido

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Who had molten gold poured down his throat after his death?

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Crassus

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Who was killed in 43 BCE, and had his hands and head nailed on the rostra in the forum?

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Cicero

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What nearby people did Rome fight three wars against from 343-290 BCE?

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Samnites

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Who was known as the teenage butcher?

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Pompey

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Which member of the 1st Triumvirate brought his popularity to the trio?

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Caesar

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Who swiftly rid the Mediterranean of pirates in 67 BCE?

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Pompey

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In what year was Caesar assassinated?

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44 BC

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Who wrote the Aeneid?

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Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro)

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Which member of the 1st Triumvirate brought his military reputation to the trio?

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Pompey

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Who reorganized Rome’s government, relieved Rome’s debts, gave citizenship to foreigners, and increased the size of the senate in the 1st century BCE?

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Caesar

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What was the symbol of power adopted by the Etruscans?

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Fasces

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The 2nd Punic war was also known as what by the Romans (because of their enemy’s general)?

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Hanibalic Wars

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On what day was Caesar killed?

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The Ides of March, March 15th, 44bc

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What system of government did Rome have from 753-509 BCE?

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The monarchy

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Who was quaestor in 75, Aedile in 69, praetor in 66, Consul in 63, exiled in 58, and killed in 43?

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Cicero

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Who was one of Caesar’s most powerful allies, who helped him in Gaul and helped him beat Pompey?

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Antonius

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Which member of the 1st Triumvirate brought his riches to the trio?

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Crassus

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What kind of victory is one that is won at such a loss that it is practically a defeat?

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Pyrrhic victory

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After the 1st Triumvirate broke up, what orator took Pompey’s side?

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Cicero

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Who were the more underprivileged people of Rome?

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Plebeians

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What famous Carthaginian general brought elephants over the Alps and Pyrenees to invade Rome?

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Hannibal

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What was Q. F. Maximus (the Cunctator) known for during the 2nd Punic war?

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He was the delayer

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Who went to war against the Parthians and died in the battle of Carrhae

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Crassus

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Who were the members of the 1st Triumvirate?

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Caesar, Crassus, Pompey

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Who was asked to join the 1st Triumvirate but declined because he feared how the power of such men could undermine the Republic?

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Cicero

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What maritime power fought against Rome in the Punic Wars?

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Carthage

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Who was appointed “Dictator for Life” in 44 BCE?

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Caesar

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Who fell out with Caesar in 53 BCE and eventually fled to Egypt where he was killed in 48 BCE?

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Pompey

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What Greek general fought against the Romans in the early 3rd century BCE, and though victorious, suffered great losses from his ranks?

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Pyrrhus

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Who was an important historian and writer who lived from 59 BCE to 17 CE?

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Livy (Titus Livius Patauinus)

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33
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Who proposed making all Latins full Roman citizens?

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Giaus G.

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34
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What was the senate house was called?

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Curia

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35
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As dictator, who began proscriptions in 83 BCE?

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Sulla

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36
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What leader of nearby Clusium led a siege against Rome beginning in 509 BCE?

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Lars Porsenna

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37
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Who was the last king of Rome?

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Tarquinius Superbus

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What two brothers in the mid-republic kept grain prices low?

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Gracchi Brothers

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39
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Who was born in the patrician class in 138 BCE but was not from a wealthy family?

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Sulla

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Who had a fling with Cleopatra and became the father of Caesarion?

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Caesar

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The Romans seized the women of what neighboring tribe around 750 BCE when they realized they didn’t have enough women of their own?

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Sabines

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Who has a fling with the founder and Queen of Carthage, Dido, while on his way to completing his destiny?

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Aeneas

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43
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Who had a close friend, whom he wrote often, named Atticus?

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Cicero

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44
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Who was part of the second Triumvirate?

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Marcus Antonius/ Lepadus/ Octvius

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45
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Who fought as a quaestor under Gaius Marius in a war against Jugurtha in northern Africa in 111-107 BCE?

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Sulla

46
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What River was Rome founded next to?

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Tiber

47
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Who is the first King of Rome?

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Romulus

48
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Who was defeated at the Battle of Actium?

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Marc Anthony

49
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What tablets written in 450 BCE provided a list of 12 rights and procedures that would be accorded equally to all Romans?

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12 tables

50
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Whose army defeated Mithridates, the king on Pontus, in 63 BCE

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Pompey

51
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Who were the main instigators of the assassination of Caesar?

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Brutus/ Crassus

52
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Who carried his father and household gods from the burning remains of Troy while leading his son behind him?

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Aeneas

53
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What two boys, the sons of the rightful king of Alba Longa, were nursed by a wolf and raised by a shepherd and his wife?

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Romulus/ Remus

54
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What ancient people lived north and west of Rome and influenced the Romans in regard to their writing system, architecture, and even their politics?

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Etruscans

55
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What people of central Europe raided Etruria in 391 BCE and sacked Rome soon after in 387 BCE

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Celts/ Gauls

56
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Who crossed the Rubicon and marched on Rome in 49 BCE

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Caesar

57
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What two ways did Crassus become rich?

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Buying burning homes/ proscriptions

58
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Who fought against Pompey in a civil war?

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Caesar

59
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3000 supporters of whom were killed after this person committed suicide in 121 BCE?

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Giaus G.

60
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What two brothers in the mid-Republic were popular with the common people for their land laws?

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Gracchi Brothers

61
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In what year was the Roman Republic founded?

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509 BC

62
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Who was killed in 133 BCE by a fellow tribune?

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Tiberius G.

63
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Whose precedent did Caesar look to when crossing the Rubicon and marching on Rome?

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Sulla

64
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Who was the founder of Rome?

A

Romulus

65
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How many wars did Rome fight against Carthage?

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3

66
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What woman was raped by the son of the 7th king of Rome?

A

Lucricia

67
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Who had a large theatre built and named after himself (Caesar would be killed near this theatre)?

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Pompey

68
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What woman betrayed the Romans and let enemies into Rome in the 8th century BCE (and now there’s a rock named after her from which she was thrown off)?

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Tarpeia

69
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In what Battle did Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal’s Army in North Africa?

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Battle of Zama

70
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Who is the most famous orator of the late Republic?

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Cicero

71
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A dispute over control of what island started the first Punic War?

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Sicily (Carthage, Rome, and Syracuse were fighting over it)

72
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List at least 2 effects on Carthage of the end of the Punic War

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Rome said that Carthage could not go to war with out their permission.
Rome claimed their territory.
They had to pay money to Rome.
They destroyed the Carthaginian ships.

73
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Name at least two islands that Rome gained control of after the 1st Punic War.

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Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia

74
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In what wars did Rome fight against Carthage?

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The Punic Wars

75
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In what year was Rome founded?

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753 BC

76
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Who was temporarily exiled to Thessalonica in Greece (where be often bemoaned his fate) in 58 BCE?

A

Cicero

77
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What mountain range runs down the length of Italy?

A

Appenines

78
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Who made laws that undermined the power of the Roman Senate in the second century BCE?

A

Gracchi Brothers

79
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Who had Caesar’s assassins killed?

A

Marc Anthony

80
Q

Who fought a successful war against Gaul in the 50’s BCE?

A

Caesar

81
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Who reorganized the Roman Calendar in the 1st century BCE?

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Caesar

82
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Into what three sections did the second Triumvirate spilt up the Empire?

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East, West, and Africa

83
Q

What was the name of a slave who led a slave revolt in 71 BCE?

A

Sparticus

84
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In what century did the Gracchi brothers live (specify BCE or CE)?

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2nd century BC

85
Q

Who took the credit for ending the slave revolt of Sparticus in 71 BCE?

A

Pompey

86
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What Roman general successfully defeated Carthage in the 2nd Punic Wars?

A

Scipio Africanis

87
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What two cities did Rome destroy in one year (146 BCE)

A

Carthage and Corinth

88
Q

Which of the Gracchi brothers was the elder?

A

Tiberius

89
Q

Who revived the position of Dictator (not used since the Punic Wars) and became dictator?

A

Sulla

90
Q

Name two important hills of Rome.

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Capitoline Hill/ Palatine Hill

91
Q

Whose nickname means “Chickpea” for the chickpea shaped growth on his nose?

A

Cicero

92
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What system of government did Rome have from 509-27 BCE

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Republic

93
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The descendants of the first 100 senators would make up which class of Romans?

A

Paticians

94
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In what major way did Rome change the way it fought wars after (and because of) the Punic Wars?

A

Rome developed a navy (boats with bridges)

95
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What was the term for one of a pair of elected Roman leaders that served for only one year and had imperium?

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Consul

96
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Who convinced King Bocchus I of Mauretania to betray his own son-in-Law, Jugurtha

A

Sulla

97
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Name at least one battle that was a significant defeat for Rome during the 2nd Punic War.

A

Lake Trasimene/ Canniea

98
Q

Who was a famous Roman poet who lived from 70 BCE – 19 BCE?

A

Virgil

99
Q

Who was a famous philosopher, lawyer, politician, and lover of the Republic?

A

Cicero

100
Q

What were the first names of the Gracchi brothers?

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Tiberius and Gaius G.

101
Q

What two famous generals fought against the Cimbri and Teutonēs (Germanic Tribes) in 104 BCE?

A

Sulla/ Marius

102
Q

Who became one of the richest people in history?

A

Crassus

103
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Who held off an army from Rome by fighting alone on the Pons Sublicius?

A

Horotius Cocles (stood on the bridge and fought all of the people

104
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Who led the Romans in a rebellion against the Tarquins

A

Lucius Brutius

105
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What hill was the legendary location where Romulus and Remus were nursed, and where many rich and influential Romans built their homes later on?

A

Palatine Hill

106
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Who marched on Rome and took it by force in 88 BCE?

A

Sulla

107
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Who was assassinated in 44 BCE by the Roman Senate?

A

Caesar

108
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Who was one of Rome’s most successful generals during the Social Wars of 91-87 BCE?

A

Sulla

109
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Who became dictator several times in the 40’s BCE?

A

Caesar

110
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Who committed suicide when threatened with death in 121 BCE?

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Giaus G

111
Q

Who had an affair with Cleopatra that led to their having twins?

A

Marc Anthony

112
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Who wrote the history of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita)?

A

Livly

113
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What were 5 famous wars?

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Zamma
End of the 2nd Punic War
Lake Trasimene
Cannae
Carhaie

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