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Question 1

Battle of Mutina (43bc)

Answer 1

Octavian fought with consuls Hirtius and Pansa against Antony

Question 2

Who was in the 2nd Triumvirate

Answer 2

Octavian , Antony , Lepidus

Question 3

Battle of Phillipi (42bc)

Answer 3

octavian defeats Ceasars Assasins

Question 4

Treaty of Brundisium

Answer 4

Splitting of romes empire between the triumvirs - octavian

Question 5

What is Sextus Pompeiuss blocking

Answer 5

trade routes past island of sicily , Romes grain supply

Question 6

Where does Octaivan take Antonys will from (32bc)

Answer 6

Temple of Vesta

Question 7

What does octavian do with Antonys will

Answer 7

reads it to the senate - antony wanted to be buried in Alexandria alongside Cleopatra

we have no way of knowing wether the will was true or not

Question 8

What were the donations of Alexandandria , why was it bad

Answer 8

Antonys triumph , held in Alexandria - triumphs only held in rome

Question 9

Battle of Actium (32bc)

Answer 9

Octavian defeats Antony and cleopatra at Actium

Question 10

What happens to Caesarion (ceasars son )

Answer 10

hunted down and killed - he was able to claim right to the throne due to being ceasars son

Question 11

what was the triple triumph (29bc)

Answer 11

Three consecutive days of celebrations to commereate victories at Actium (over egypt) Alexandria and Dalmatia

Question 12

Divi Filius meaning

Answer 12

son of a god

Question 13

what two things in Caesars will did Octavian do

Answer 13

paid 75 denarii to every plebeian
held games in honour of Venus

Question 14

during the games in honour of Venus what sign occurred

Answer 14

a comet of Caesar

Question 15

what did Octavian do to gain his first consulship

Answer 15

marched his army into Rome - illegal as no army was allowed in Rome

Question 16

gold Aureas of Octavian and Caesar

Answer 16

caesar has a laurel wreath. - shows military victory
highest positions held. - octavians fairly elected. , caesars held for life
gold aureus - used by the rich aristocrat’s

Question 17

what were proscriptions

Answer 17

named public enemies - property confiscated and they could be legally killed

the 2nd triumvirs used this to eliminate political opponents

Question 18

Agrippa

Answer 18

the general of Octavians army. - he won the battles in name of Octavian

Question 19

Lepidus downfall

Answer 19

octavian bribed some of his men to turn on him - he was exiled from Rome

Question 20

how did octavian improve the quality of life in Rome

Answer 20

Agrippa improved aquifers , sewage systems , repaired streets

Question 21

What god was octavians patron

Answer 21

Apollo - stood for discipline , music , medicine and civilisation as a whole

Question 22

Antonys Parton god

Answer 22

Dionysus. - god of wine and theatre. - used to show end of war would bring celebration and partying.

Question 23

negative of the patron gods

Answer 23

hellenistic king traditionally associated themselves with certain gods. - perceived as octavian and Antony being aspiring monarchs

Question 24

octavians wives

Answer 24

Clodia
Scribonia - divorced same day she gave birth to his son
Livia. - came from one of Romes oldest noble families

Question 25

Bust of Livia (31bc)

Answer 25

made of Egyptian basanite
nodus hair style. - classical roman woman
lacks emotion - in line with classical period of Ancient Greece
Classical Roman nose

Question 26

view of Cleopatra in Rome

Answer 26

seen as a witch - who had Antony under her spell
seems as Antonys better - being the leader of a rich powerful state

Question 27

Denarius of octavian and Pax (32bc)

Answer 27

part of a three piece showing the story of battle of Actium
idea that the war would bring peace to Rome

denarius given to the soldiers. - propaganda to keep the men happy
pax. - goddess of peace
cornucopia. - shows plenty

Question 28

A toast to Actium (30bc) (5)Horace

Answer 28

Antony not named. - shown as a Roman
Cleopatra named as a woman and manipulator
the fear of Octavians army turned men from Antonys side
Octavian mourned the loss
The battle was compared to other great victories

Question 29

Cleopatra (23bc) Horace

Answer 29

Cleopatra noted as a maddened queen
also seen as respectable enemy - showing no womanly fear to suicide
compares Egypt as a dove to Romes military hawk

Question 30

Woman power (23bc) Propertius

Answer 30

Antony not named. - shown to be under a spell

contrasts Egypt with the glory of Rome - high on its 7 hills
also shows how augstus was head of Rome , implying he saved them
warns sailors on the Ionian Sea to fear Rome and caesar.