3️⃣ Week 3 Certamen Flashcards
Who was reported to have announced “alea iacta est” before crossing the Rubicon and sparking a civil war in 49 BC?
(Gaius) Julius Caesar
At what battle in 31 BC did Octavian defeat the forces of Antony and Cleopatra?
Actium
Off the coast of what city in Epirus does Octavian defeat the forces of Antony and Cleoptra in 31 BC?
Actium
By entrenching himself in a series of double barricades Caesar was able to beseige what Gallic stronghold and defeat the Arverni in 52 BC?
Alesia
At what battle in 102 BC were Teutobod and the Teutones defeated by Marius?
Aquae Sextiae
Where were the forces of King Teutobod massacred by a Roman army in 102 BC?
Aquae Sextiae
After what disaster in 105 BC was Marius called upon to deal with the threat of the Cimbri and Teutones?
Battle of Arausio
The year 59 BC was jokingly referred to as the year of Gaius and Caesar because of the lack of influence of what co-consular colleague of Caesar?
Bibulus
What king of Mauretania betrayed Jugurtha by turning him over to Sulla in 106 BC?
Bocchus
Who was murdered in the Theater of Pompey on March 15, 44 BC?
C. Julius Caesar
What nickname was given to the son of Cleopatra by Julius Caesar?
Caesarion
From 86-84 BC what consul was the virtual ruler of Rome?
Cinna
What daughter of Scipio Africanus referred to her two sons as her jewels?
Cornelia
Whose careless haste in engaging the Parthains at Carrhae resulted in molten gold being poured down his throat after his defeat?
Crassus
What conflict began when Manius Aquilius compelled Nicomedes IV to attack Pontus?
First Mithridatic War
Redistribution of grain, the estblishment of the colony Iunonia, and the extension of citizenship to Latins were proposals by what tribune which designated him as a target of the Senatus Consultum Ultimum?
Gaius Gracchus
What tribune attempted to establish a colony at Iunonia in 122 BC?
Gaius Gracchus
What Numidian chieftain declared Rome “a city for sale” because of the ease with which he was able to bribe several Roman consuls into inaction?
Jugurtha
Who declares Rome a city for sale during attempted negotiations with Calpurnius Bestia?
Jugurtha
Bocchus received the western portion of Numidia after what king was handed over to the Romans in 104 BC?
Jugurtha