Imperator

Question 1

Octavian by 25BC

Answer 1

Military victory ya enhanced his popularity in Rome
Beginning to win over aristocracy (returned exiled families from Sextus P)
38BC married to Livia gave him high class connections
Courted plebs with buildings and entertainment programmes
Octavian and Antony both align themselves with gods

Question 2

Message of Livia’s bust

Answer 2

Idealised Roman matrona

Question 3

Augustan poets on Actium

Answer 3

Horace: a toast to Actium; cleopatra
Propertius: woman’s power, temple Paletine Apollo

Question 4

Standards returned

Answer 4

20BC

Question 5

1st Settlement

Answer 5

27BC

Question 6

Second Settlement

Answer 6

23BC

Question 7

Triple triumph

Answer 7

29BC
Three days
Dalmatia, Egypt and Actium 
Closed gates of Janus 
Arch built at forum and temple of deified Julius decorated with ships prows

Question 8

Agrippas death

Answer 8

12BC

Question 9

Augustus in the east

Answer 9

22-19BC

Question 10

Augustus in Spain and Gaul

Answer 10

16-13BC

Question 11

Tiberius in Exile

Answer 11

6 BC

Question 12

Drusus campaigns in Germany

Answer 12

12-9BC

Question 13

Drusus death

Answer 13

9BC

Question 14

Tiberius Germany AD

Answer 14

4AD

Question 15

4 ways Augustus emphasises the benefits of war

Answer 15

• always a just cause
• material gains
• peace through war
• expansion of empire

Question 16

Suetonius justification of war

Answer 16

Never warred “without just and necessary cause”

“Insisted barbarian leaders wrote an oath in temple of Mars the avenger” to keep the “peace that they had sought”

Question 17

Italy swears allegiance oath to Augustus

Answer 17

25BC

Mentioned in RG

Question 18

Rostral column

Answer 18

Prows of dedeated ships topped with statue of Augustus

Erected 36BC

Question 19

Fall of Perusia

Answer 19

40BC

Treaty of Brundisium (Oct west Antony east)

Question 20

Sextus Pomp threatens Rome’s grain supply

Answer 20

39BC

Triumvirs forced to make treaty of Misenum grants Pompey place in Triumvirate

Question 21

Proscriptions of 43 ended

Answer 21

39BC

Question 22

Octavian marries Livia

Answer 22

38BC

Question 23

Octavian ads imperator to name

Answer 23

(Like Caesar)

38BC

Question 24

Renewal of Triumvirate at treaty of Tarentum

Answer 24

37BC

Antony swaps 120 ships for 20k legionary soldiers

Question 25

Propertius: Chaste and faithful Galla

Answer 25

“Was the glory of Parthia’s spoils worth so much?”
“Who… prefers his weapon to a faithful bride!”
“Brought back in an ern to be wept over”
“May all you greedy ones perish equally”

Question 26

Propertius: war and peace

Answer 26

“Caesar our god plots war against rich India”
“The rewards are great”
“far lands prepare triumphs”
“Burdened with booty”
“I can cheer them on their sacred way”
“May Venus ... protect your children”

Question 27

Suetonius civil wars

Answer 27

“He fought in five civil conflicts” 
Mutina 43
Philippi 42
Perusia 41-40
Sicily 36
Actium 31

Question 28

Mutina

Answer 28

43

Question 29

Philippi

Answer 29

42

Question 30

Perusia

Answer 30

41-40

Question 31

Sicily

Answer 31

36

Question 32

Actium

Answer 32

31

Question 33

Augustus stressed his military achievements early in RG

Answer 33

“I drove into exile those men who murdered my father”
“I often waged war on both land and sea”
“I captured 600 ships”

Question 34

Treaty of Brundisium

Answer 34

40BC
Oct west
Antony east