lecture 17-19 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Q: Who were Senator Brutus and Cassius opposed to?
A: Julius Caesar
Q: Who did Mark Antony marry?
A: Octavia
Q: Who did Antony defeat at the Battle of Philippi in Macedonia?
A: Brutus and Cassius
Q: How much of his army did Antony lose in the Battle of Partha?
A: One-fourth (¼)
Q: What happened to Antony and Cleopatra after their defeat at Actium?
A: They killed themselves after fleeing to Alexandria
Q: Who became Rome’s first emperor and was also called Octavian?
A: Augustus
Q: What infrastructure did Octavian repair in Egypt?
A: Nile’s canals and drainage ditches
Q: Who was seen as a threat and governed Macedonia?
A: Crassus
Q: What literary work is Augustus credited with making known to the world?
A: Virgil’s Aeneid
Q: Who wrote that Nero killed Christians?
A: Tacitus
Q: Who wrote that Paul was beheaded and Peter was crucified?
A: Tertullian
Q: What did Pliny the Elder’s Natural History say about Nero and the fire?
A: It blamed Nero for the fire and didn’t involve the Christians
Q: What did Constantine reportedly say after becoming a Christian?
A: “Conquer by this”
Q: Why was a new capital established in Constantinople?
A: Italy lost population to malaria, Constantinople had better economic resources, and its narrow straits provided protection
Q: Who became emperor of Constantinople and restored paganism after Constantine?
A: Julian
Q: Who led the Goths that turned from allies to enemies?
Alaric
Q: What was melted down to pay the Goths?
A: Churches and pagan temples
Q: Who led the Hun army?
A: Attila
Q: Which groups attacked Rome?
A: Goths, Huns, and Vandals
Q: Where did the Vandals settle?
A: Spain
Q: Where did the Huns come from?
Hungary
Q: Where did the Vandals later live?
A: Carthage
