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1
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Monarchy lasted from ______ to ______

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753 - 509 BC

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How many kings were there?

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7 kings total

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First king

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Romulus

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Last king

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Tarquinius Superbus

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Tarpeia

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Offered to betray Rome in exchange for jewelry; was refused and killed (Tarpeian Rock, where traitors are thrown)

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Lucretia

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Raped by Etruscan’s king’s son and committed suicide; started revolution to overthrow monarchy

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Collatinus and Brutus

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Leaders of the revolution that overthrew the monarchy

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Sextus Tarquinius

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Youngest son of Tarquinius Superbus who raped Lucretia

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Etruscans

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3 last kings (Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius, Tarquinius Superbus)

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Sabines

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A neighboring people from which the Romans stole women

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Republic timeframe

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509 - 27 BC

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Which Punic War involved Hannibal?

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2nd

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After the ___ Punic War, Carthage was gone

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3rd

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Marius was consul ____ times

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7

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Marius represented the ______ while Sulla represented _________

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populares, optimates

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Cicero gave oratories during the Roman ______

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Republic

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The first dictator declared was ______________, but ________ was the first to declare himself dictator

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Cincinnatus, Sulla

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When did Caesar cross the Rubicon?

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49 BC

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Pharsalus is in ______

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Greece

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Battle at Pharsalus occurred in

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48 BC

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Pompey won the battle of _______

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Dyrrhacium

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Pompey died in ____ BC

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48

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The Battle of Actium was fought in ____ BC

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31

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Timeframe of Empire: (West)

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27 BC - 1453 AD

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Timeframe of Empire: (East)
27 BC - 476 AD
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Julio-Claudian Emperors
Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero
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Augustus (Octavian) added the most _____ to the empire.
land
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Res Gestae
autobiography of Augustus
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Ara Pacis
Altar of Peace made by Augustus
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Pax Romana
Roman peace started by Augustus
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Admiral of Augustus
Agrippa
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Who built the Pantheon and married Octavia?
Agrippa
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Tiberius ruled from ______
Capri
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Sejanus
Praetorian prefect of Tiberius who tried to betray him
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Caligula invaded Britain for ________
seashells
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How did Caligula die?
Assassinated
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Claudius annexed __________
Britannia
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What was wrong with Claudius?
He was lame and stuttered
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Claudius was killed by ___________
Agrippina the Younger
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Nero was the son of __________
Agrippina the Younger
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Domus Aurea with Colossus
Golden Palace with giant statue of Colossus (himself)
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How did Nero die?
suicide
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Year of the Four was ______
69 AD
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Emperors in the Year of the Four
Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian
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Flavian Emperors
Vespasian, Titus, Domitian
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_______ began construction of the Flavian Amphitheater, which became the ______
Vespasian, Colosseum
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Vespasian brought down _______
Judea
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Titus represented the first _______ succession
father to son
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Titus sacked _____ in 70 AD
Jerusalem
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How was Titus's sacking of Jerusalem commemorated?
Arc of Titus
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Titus was emperor when Vesuvius erupted on ___________
August 24, 79 AD
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How did Titus die?
assassinated
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Domitian represented the first _________ succession
brother to brother
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Domitian _______, so he was ________
sucked, assassinated
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5 Good Emperors
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, Marcus Aurelius
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Nerva was appointed by ______
senate
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Trajan was the first _____ emperor
foreign
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Trajan was from ______
Spain
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Trajan annexed ______ and _____
Dacia and Mesopotamia
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Who ruled during the empire's greatest extent?
Trajan
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Trajan's Column commemorated his ________ campaigns
Dacian
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Hadrian was from ______ originally
Spain
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Hadrian built _________
Hadrian's Wall
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Why was Hadrian's Wall built?
To keep out barbarians from parts of Britain
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Hadrian added a _____ to the Pantheon
dome
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Marcus Aurelius was a ______ and wrote the stoic ___________
Meditations, stoic
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Commodus was the son of ________
Aurelius
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Commodus thought he was _________
Hercules
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Commodus was assassinated by ________
wrestling partner
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Diocletian did what?
split the Empire into East and West (tetrachy)
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Constantine defeated rival _______
Maxentius
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The Edict of Milan was meant to promote ___________
religious tolerance
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Court of Nicaea was where Constantine __________
got involved in Christianity
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Arch of Constantine was next to the __________
Colosseum
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Constantine was baptized on his ________
deathbed
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"in hoc signes vinces"
in this sign you will conquer (CROSS)
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Suetonius
biographer
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Suetonius worked for
Hadrian
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De Vita Caesarum by Suetonius
detailed rule of all emperors from Caesar to Domitian
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Philippi was fought between
Marc Antony and Octavian vs Brutus and Cassius
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Philippi was fought in _____ BC
42
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March 15, 44 BC
Caesar assassinated
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Reign of Antoninus Pius
131-161 AD
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Who reigned at the time of Jesus' Crucifixion?
Tiberius
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Whose name means "little boot"?
Caligula?
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Great Fire of Rome took place in ______
64 AD
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When did Titus sack Jerusalem?
70 AD
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Cursus honorum officers
quaestor, tribune, aedile, praetor, consul
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dignitas
prestige
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auctoritas
influence
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clientes
people of lower social standing who depended on a politician and supported him
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amici (political)
politicians would give favors to these people and they would help him in return
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Who introduced the idea of a professional army?
Gaius Marius
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How did Marius's ideas of the professional army make an impact?
It caused soldiers to shift allegiance from state to their own general, who payed them
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When did Marius start to argue with Cornelius Sulla?
88 BC
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Why did Marius and Sulla have a conflict?
They argued over who would command a war in the East
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What did Sulla do as a result of the argument between him and Marius?
Kill hundreds of Marius' supporters and reorganized government so Senate would have more control
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Who were Milo and Clodius?
Leaders of gangs to keep the triumvirs away from voting
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Crassus was the governor of ________ and was killed in ________
Syria, Parthia
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What happened as a result of the Senate giving Pompey extreme powers to end political violence?
Milo was tried for murder and exiled after his bodyguards had murdered Clodius
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What did Augustus call his government?
principiate
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Gracchi brothers
populares tribunes who attempted to start land and social reform. Tiberius was assassinated and Gaius committed suicide.
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First triumvirate
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
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Second triumvirate
Augustus, Marc Antony, Lepidus

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