62 BC - 49 BC Flashcards
When Pompey returned from fighting Mithridates VI in 62 BC and was standing just outside the pomerium expecting to be hailed a hero, who hailed Cicero the hero of Rome instead?
Marcus Licinius Crassus
While Pompey was standing just outside the pomerium expecting to be hailed a hero, Crassus hailed who as the hero of Rome instead?
Marcus Tullus Cicero
What Stoic man was recognized as the spokesman of Sulla’s optimate heirs in the late Republic, and passed a bill making bribing equites serving on juries a criminal offence?
Cato the Younger
Cato the Younger was of what philosophy?
Stoicism
Cato the Younger was recognized as the spokesman of whose optimate heirs in the Senate?
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
Name the three people that ran for the consulship of 59 BC
Gaius Julius Caesar, Marcus Culpurnius Bibulus, Lucius Lucceius
Caesar, Bibulus, and Lucceius all ran for the consulship of what year?
59 BC
Name the consuls of 59 BC
Gaius Lucius Caesar, Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus
Caesar and Bibulus were consuls of what year?
59 BC
Name the three members of the First Triumverate
Gaius Lucius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Marcus Licinius Crassus
Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus were all part of what informal alliance?
First Triumverate
Caesar asked this man to join the First Triumverate, but he refused because he saw it as an attempt to undermine the Republic.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Cicero was offered to join this informal alliance but refused
First Triumverate
What triumvir married Caesar’s daughter Julia?
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Pompey married what duaghter of Caesar?
Julia
Name the father of Pompey’s wife Julia
Gaius Julius Caesar
When was the Lex Vatinia passed?
59 BC
What law was passed in 59 BC, that gave Caesar immediate proconsular imperium over Cisalpine Gaul and Illyricum for 5 years?
Lex Vatinia
Who passed the Lex Vatinia?
Caesar’s partisan Vatinius
What did the Lex Vatinia do?
Gave Caesar immediate proconsular imperium over Cisalpine Gaul and Illyricum for 5 years
When was the Lex Julia de Repetundis passed?
59 BC
What law was passed in 59 BC, that achieved the surpression of extortion for provincial governors?
Lex Julia de Repetundis
Who passed the Lex Julia de Repetundis?
Gaius Julius Caesar
What did the Lex Julia de Repetundis do?
Surpressed extortion for provincial governors
Who targeted Cicero when he became a tribune by passing the law that would exile him in 58 BC?
Publius Clodius Pulcher
Clodius Pulcher was responsible for passing a law in 58 BC that would exile what man, his enemy due to the Bona Dea scandal?
Marcus Tullus Cicero
Clodius Pulcher got rid of what senator, a vocal enemy of Caesar, by making him governor of the distant Cyprus?
Cato the Younger
Who got rid of Cato the Younger temporarily by making him governor of Cyprus?
Publius Clodius Pulcher
Clodius Pulcher got rid of Cato the Younger by making him governor of what distant Roman province?
Cyprus
When was the Battle of Bibracte?
58 BC
What battle consisted of the defeat of the Helvetii at the hands of Caesar in 58 BC?
Battle of Bibracte
Name the losing tribe and victorious Roman commander at the Battle of Bibracte in 58 BC
Gaius Julius Caesar defeats the Helvetii tribue
When was the Battle of Vosges?
58 BC
What two battles consisted of the defeat of Ariovistus at the hands of Caesar in 58 BC?
Battle of Vesontio, Battle of Vosge
Name the victorious and losing commadners at the Battle of Vosges
Gaius Julius Caesar defeats Ariovistus
Ariovistus was the king of what tribe?
Suebi
The Suebi were ruled by what king during Caesar’s Gallic Wars?
Ariovistus
Name the three battles that occurred in 58 BC?
Battle of Bibracte, Battle of Vesontio, Battle of Vosges
An unprecedently long Thanksgiving of 15 days was held because of what man’s conquests in Gallia?
Gaius Julius Caesar
Because of Caesar’s conquests in Gallia, what holiday was extended to 15 days in 57 BC?
Thanksgiving
Caesar put down a revolt of what tribe in 56 BC using long poles with hooks?
Veneti
When was the revolt of the Veneti against Caesar?
56 BC
What was unique about the way Caesar surpressed the rebellion of the Veneti in 56 BC?
He did it using long poles with hooks
Who invaded Britain twice in 55 and 54 BC?
Gaius Julius Caesar
How many times did Caesar invade Britain, and when were this incidents?
2 times; 55 BC and 54 BC
Where did Caesar defeat King Cassivellaunus of Britain in 54 BC?
Thames River
Who did Caesar defeat in 54 BC at the Thames River?
King Cassivellaunus of Britain
Who defeated King Cassivellaunus of Britain at the Thames River in 54 BC?
Gaius Julius Caesar
When did Caesar defeat King Cassivellaunus of Britain at the Thames River?
54 BC
What leader of the Arverni tribe defeated Caesar at Gergovia in 52 BC?
Vercingetorix
Where did Vercingetorix defeat Caesar in 52 BC?
Gergovia
Who did Vercingetorix defeat at Gergovia in 52 BC?
Gaius Julius Caesar
When did Vercingetorix defeat Caesar at Gergovia?
52 BC
From what tribe was Vercingetorix?
Arverni
Where did Caesar finally defeat Vercingetorix in 52 BC?
Alesia
Name the winning and losing commanders at Alesia in 52 BC
Gaius Julius Caesar defeats Vercingetorix
Who did Caesar finally defeat at Alesia in 52 BC?
Vercingetorix
When was the siege of Alesia?
52 BC
At what captured stronghold did Caesar brutally cut of both the hands of every captive, starving them as the begged for food?
Uxellodunum
What did Caesar do to the captured Gauls at Uxellodunum?
Brutally cut of both the hands of every captive, starving them as the begged for food
While Caesar was away in Gaul, what two people led opposing street gangs in Rome?
Titus Annius Milo, Publius Clodius Pulcher
Who led the anti-Clodian street gang while Caesar was away in Gaul?
Titu Annius Milo
Who led the pro-Clodian street gang while Caesar was away in Gaul?
Publius Clodius Pulcher
Who was recalled back from exile while Caesar was away in Gaul, and due to Pompey?
Marcus Tullus Cicero
Who got Cicero recalled back to Rome while Caesar was away in Gaul?
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
When was the First Triumverate’s conference of Luca?
56 BC
What informal alliance met at Luca in 56 BC to renew their alliance?
First Triumverate
When did the First Triumverate meet at Luca?
56 BC
Where did the First Triumverate meet in 56 BC to renew their informal alliance, and decide the provinces of the triumvirs for the next 5 years?
Luca
What was the point of the Conference of Luca in 56 BC?
To renew the First Triumverate, and assign the triumvirs their provinces for the next five years