105 BC - 78 BC Flashcards
When were the Wars against the Cimbri and Teutones?
105-101 BC
What war was from 105-101 BC?
Wars against the Cimbri and Teutones
Name the first battle of the War against the Cimbri and Teutones
Battle of Arausio
Arausio was the first battle of what war?
War against the Cimbri and Teutones
What battle was in 105 BC?
Arausio
When was the Battle of Arausio?
105 BC
When was the Battle of Aquae Sextiae?
102 BC
What battle was in 102 BC?
Battle of Aquae Sextiae
Name the victorious Roman commander who defeated the Teutones at Aquae Sextiae
Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius defeated the Teutones at what battle in 102 BC?
Aquae Sextiae
Marius defeated what tribe at Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC?
Teutones
When was the Battle of Vercellae?
101 BC
What battle was in 101 BC?
Battle of Vercellae
Name the last battle of the Wars against the Cimbri and Teutones
Battle of Vercellae
The Battle of Vercellae was the last battle of what war?
Wars against the Cimbri and Teutones
Name the successful Roman general AND his co-consul who helped him defeat the Cimbri at Vercellae in 101 BC
Gaius Marius; co-consul Quintus Lutatius Catulus
Marius and his co-consul Lutatius Catulus defeated the Cimbri at what battle in 101 BC?
Battle of Vercellae
Marius and his co-consul Lutatius Catulus defeated what tribe at Vercellae in 101 BC?
Cimbri
When was the Second Servile War?
104-100 BC
What war was from 104-100 BC?
Second Servile War
What war was sparked when Marius ordered the slave-masters of Sicily to release slaves held illegally, and give manumission to the freedman?
Second Servile War
Name the two rebels who led the Second Slave Revolt
Athenion and Salvius
Athenion and Salvius led the revolt of which war?
Second Servile War
Name the grandfather of Marc Antony, who helped King Nicomedes III of Bithynia with his pirate problem and annexed part of Cilicia for Rome
Marcus Antonius (literally the same name as Marc Antony lol)
Marcus Antonius helped what king of Bithynia with his pirate problem during the Second Servile War?
King Nicomedes III
Marcus Antonius annexed part of what region during the Second Servile War as a new province for Rome?
Silicia
How many times was Marius consul during the course of his life?
7
Who was consul 7 times during the course of his lifetime?
Gaius Marius
Give all the years of Marius’ 7 consulships
107 BC, 104-100 BC, 86 BC
Who was consul in: 107 BC, 104-100 BC, 86 BC
Gaius Marius
Who formed an alliance with Saturninus and Glaucia in 100 BC, his 6th consulship, to pass legislation benefitting his allies?
Gaius Marius
In order to help pass legislation benefitting his allies Marius formed an alliance with what two people during his 6th consulship in 100 BC?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, Gaius Servilius Glaucia
When did Marius form his alliance with Saturninus and Glaucia?
100 BC
When was Saturninus’ (ally of Marius) first tribunate?
103 BC
Whose first tribunate was 103 BC, an ally of Marius?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
During Saturninus’ first tribunate in 103 BC, he sponsored a law giving how much land from what area to each of Marius’ veterans?
100 iugera of African land
Whose tribunate in 103 BC consisted of sponsoring a law to give 100 iugera of African land to each of Marius’ African veterans?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
Who introduced the maiestas law, making it a crime to compromise, injure, or diminish the maiestas of the Roman people?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
What law did Saturninus introduce, making it a crime to compromise, injure, or diminish the maiestas of the Roman people?
The maiestas law
What was the maiestas law, as introduced by Saturninus?
Made it a crime to compromise, injure, or diminish the maiestas of the Roman people
When was Glaucia’s first tribunate?
101 BC
Whose first tribunate was in 101 BC?
Glaucia
When was Saturninus’ (ally of Marius) second tribunate?
100 BC
Whose second tribunate was in 100 BC?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
During his second tribunate in 100 BC, who assigned land from the Cimbri and Teutones to Marius, and proposed giving the command against the cilician pirates and Mithirdates VI to Marius?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
Give the two most notable things Saturninus (ally of Marius) did during his second tribunate of 100 BC
- Assigned land from the Cimbri and Teutones to Marius
- Proposed giving the command against the Cilician Pirates and Mithridates VI to Marius
The alliance of Glaucia - Saturninus - Marius fell apart when Glaucia hired thugs to kill what opponent of his, a former tribune?
Gaius Memmius
Gaius Memmius was assassinated by thugs hired by who?
Gaius Servilius Glaucia
What did the Senate do when they learned about Glaucia’s actions against Gaius Memmius?
Passed a Senatus Consultum Ultimum against Glaucia and Saturninus, ordering Marius to take action against them
What was the decree passed by the Senate against Glaucia and Saturninus when they learned about the fate of Gaius Memmius?
A Senatus Consultum Ultimum
The second Senatus Consultum Ultimum was decreed by the Senate against what two people, allies of Marius?
Saturninus and Glaucia
The very first Senatus Consultum Ultimum was decreed by the Senate against what two people in 123-122 BC?
Gaius Sempronius Gracchus and Fulvius Flaccus
How did Marius react to the Senatus Consultum Ultimum against Saturninus and Glaucia?
He tried to save one of their lives by locking up Saturninus in the Curia
Who was locked up in the Curia by his ally Marius after a Senatus Consultum Ultimum was put against him in 100 BC?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
How did Saturninus die?
People climbed up to the roof of the Curia and pelted him to death
Who died by being pelted to death by citizens of Rome climbing on top of the Curia, where he was locked in by his ally Marius?
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
When did L. Appuleius Saturninus die?
100 BC
Who was given proconsular command to place Ariobarzanes I on the throne of Cappadocia in 97 BC?
Lucius Cornelia Sulla Felix
Sulla was given proconsular command to place who on the throne of Cappadocia in 97 BC?
Ariobarzanes I
Ariobarzanes I was placed on the throne of what province of Rome in 97 BC?
Cappadocia
Name the person stabbed to death by an unknown assassin in 91 BC, provoking the Social/Marsic/Italian War
Marcus Livius Drusus (aka Livius Drusus the Younger)
Livius Drusus the Younger’s assassination was the catalyst of what war?
Social/Marsic/Italian War
When was Livius Drusus the Younger assassinated?
91 BC
Name the father of Livius Drusus the Younger, a tribune that was rivals with Gaius Gracchus
Marcus Livius Drusus (Livius Drusus the Elder)
Name the person who doubled the size of the Senate by admitting 300 equestrians, and proposed granting citizenship to Rome’s Italian allies in 91 BC?
Marcus Livius Drusus (Livius Drusus the Younger)
Name the two most important reforms Livius Drusus the Younger did in 91 BC
- Doubled the size of the Senate by admitting 300 equestrians
- Proposed granting citizenship to the Italian allies of Rome
When was the Social/Marsic/Italian War?
90-88 BC
What war was from 90-88 BC?
Social/Marsic/Italian War
A massacre of Romans at what town was the start of the Social War, which was then captured by Strabo?
Asculum
Who captured the city of Asculum after they revolted in 90 BC to start the Social War by massacring all the Romans in the town?
Pompeius Strabo
Name the two tribes that were the fierecest of the rebels during the Social War?
Marsi and Samnites
The Marsi and Samnites were the fierecest tribes rebelling against Rome during what war?
Social/Marsic/Italian
Who led the Marsi tribes against Rome during the Social War?
Pompaedius Silo
Silo was a leader of the Marsi tribes against Rome during what war?
Social/Marsic/Italian War
What three laws ended the Social War?
Lex Iulia, Lex Plautia Papiria, Lex Pompeia
The Lex Iula, Plautia Papiria, and Pompeia ended what war?
Social/Marsic/Italian War
When was the Lex Iulia passed?
90 BC
What Law was passed in 90 BC?
Lex Iulia
Who passed the Lex Iulia?
Lucius Julius Caesar
Lucius Julius Caesar passed what law in 90 BC, giving citizenship to all Latins and Italians still loyal to Rome during the Social War?
Lex Iulia
What did the Lex Iulia do?
Gave citizenship to all Latins and Italians still loyal to Rome during the Social War
When was Lex Pluatia Papiria passed?
89 BC
What law was passed in 89 BC by Silvanus and Carbo?
Lex Plautia Papiria
Who passed the Lex Plautia Papiria?
Plautius Silvanus and Papirius Carbo
Silvanus and Carbo passed what law in 89 BC, granting citizenship to all free people living in an allied community who’d register before a Roman praetor in 60 days
Lex Plautia Papiria
What did the Lex Plautia Papiria do?
Granted citizenship to all free people living in an allied community who’d register before a Roman praetor in 60 days
When was the Lex Pompeia passed?
89 BC
What law was passed in 89 BC by Strabo?
Lex Pompeia
What two laws were both passed in 89 BC?
Lex Plautia Papiria and Lex Pompeia
Who passed the Lex Pompeia?
Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo
Strabo passed what law, which extended citizenship to all free persons living in Cisalpine Gaul south of the Po, and Latin rights to all those living north of the Po?
Lex Pompeia
What did the Lex Pompeia do?
Extended citizenship to all free persons living in Cisalpine Gaul south of the Po, and Latin rights to all those living north of the Po
What famous Roman orator served under Strabo during the Social War?
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Name the cousin of Strabo who he helped murder in 88 BC because he was supposed to take over his command?
Quintus Pompeius Rufus
Q. Pompeius Rufus was niece to what man who helped murder him because Rufus was supposed to take over his command in 88 BC?
Pompeius Strabo
When was Q. Pompeius Rufus murdered, partly due to Strabo?
88 BC
Name the two consuls of 88 BC, one of whom helped murder his cousin Q. Pompeius Rufus, the other serving as quaestor under Marius during the Jugurthine War
Pompeius Strabo and Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
Strabo and Sulla were consuls what year, the same year of Q. Pompeius Rufus’ death?
88 BC
What city praetor was killed by a mob of angry creditors in 89 BC when he tried to revive a 4th-C BC law prohibiting interest?
Aulus Sempronius Asellio
When was city praetor Asellio killed when he tried to revive a law prohibiting interest, during the Social War?
89 BC
What was the Latin term for a board of four magistrates for local self-government?
Quattorvirus
What were quattorviri?
Boards fo four magistrates for local self-government
Who seized Bithynia and Cappadocia because he wanted to overthrow Roman rule in the eastern Mediterranean, styling himself a new Alexander the Great?
Mithridates VI
What two new Roman provinces did Mithridates VI capture at the start of the First Mithridatic War?
Bithynia and Cappadocia
What famous Greek figure did Mithridates IV style himself as?
Alexander the Great
After Mithridates VI seized Bithynia and Cappadocia, Rome sent Aquillius to recognize what two people as the respective kings of the regions?
Nicomedes IV - King of Bithynia
Ariobarzanes - King of Cappadocia