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1
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When was the War against Sertorius?

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80-73 BC

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What war was from 80-73 BC?

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War against Quintus Sertorius

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3
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Was Sertorius pro- or anti-Sullan?

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Anti-Sullan

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Sertorius was governor of what region during the war against him?

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Spain

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5
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Who claimed a white fawn, a gift of Diana, gave him advice and followed him?

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Quintus Sertorius

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Sertorius claimed he received this gift from Diana, giving him advice and following him

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A white fawn

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Sertorius claimed he received a white fawn as a gift from what deity, which gave him advice and followed him?

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Diana

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8
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Who received the command against Sertorius first in 79 BC?

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Quintus Caecilius Metellus

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9
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Metellus received command against what man in 79 BC?

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Quintus Sertorius

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10
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When did Metellus Pius receive his command against Sertorius?

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79 BC

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11
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Who shared the command against Sertorius with Metellus?

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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

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12
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Pompey shared command against Sertorius with what man?

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Quintus Caecilius Metellus

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Pompey and Metellus shared the command against what man?

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Quintus Sertorius

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14
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What man ultimately killed Sertorius?

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Marcus Perperna

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15
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Perperna killed what Roman, leader of a rebellion against Rome from 122-73 BC?

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Quintus Sertorius

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16
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Who willed Bithynia to Rome in 74 BC?

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Nicomedes IV

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17
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When did Nicomedes IV will Bithynia to Rome?

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74 BC

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18
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What kingdom of his did Nicomedes IV will to Rome in 74 BC?

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Bithynia

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19
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Mithridates VI allied with what son-in-law of his during the Third Mithridatic War?

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Tigranes II

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Name the father-in-law of Tigranes II that he allied with during the Third Mithridatic War

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Mithridates VI

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21
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What kingdom did Tigranes II rule over?

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Armenia

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22
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Who ruled the kingdom of Armenia during the Third Mithridatic War?

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Tigranes II

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23
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Who first received the main command against Mithridiates VI during the Third Mithridatic War?

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Lucius Licinius Lucullus

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24
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Lucullus first received the command against what king of Pontus during that king’s rebellion against Rome?

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Mithridates VI

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25
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Name the co-consul of Lucullus the year he received the command against Mithridates VI (74 BC)

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Marcus Aurelius Cotta

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26
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Cotta was co-consul with what man in 74 BC, the start of the Third Mithridatic War?

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Lucius Licinius Lucullus

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27
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When was the Battle of Tigranocerta?

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69 BC

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28
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What battle was in 69 BC?

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Battle of Tigranocerta

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29
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Name the victorius Roman commander at Tigranocerta?

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Lucius Licinius Lucullus

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30
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Lucullus invated what city in Armenia in 69 BC, notably without senatorial permission?

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Tigranocerta

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31
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When was the First Battle of Zela?

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67 BC

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32
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What battle was in 67 BC?

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First Battle of Zela

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33
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Name the victor and loser at the First Battle of Zela

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Mithridates VI defeats Gaius Triarius (legate of Lucullus)

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34
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Who took command against Mithridates VI after Lucullus during the Third Mithridatic War?

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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

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35
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Pompey took command from who against Mithridates VI during the Third Mithridatic War?

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Lucius Licinius Lucullus

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36
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What Roman commander brought back the apricot and cherry to Rome?

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Lucius Licinius Lucullus

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37
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What two fruits did Lucullus bring back to Rome from fighting with Mithridates VI?

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Apricot and Cherry

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38
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What fruit was known as the malum armeniacum?

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Apricot

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39
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What would the Romans have called an apricot?

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Malum Armeniacum

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40
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What fruit was known as the cerasus?

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Cherry

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41
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What would the Romans have called a cherry?

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Cerasus

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42
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When was the Third Servile War?

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73 - 71 BC

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43
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What war was from 73 - 71 BC?

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Third Servile War

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44
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What Thracian slave led the rebellion in the Third Servile War?

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Spartacus

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45
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Where was Spartacus from?

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Thrace

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46
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Who did the Senate appoint in order to defeat Spartacus?

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Marcius Licinius Crassus

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47
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Crassus was appointed by the Senate in order to defeat what man during his rebellion from 73-71 BC?

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Spartacus

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48
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What triumvir was famous for his willingness to defend anyone in court?

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Marcus Licinius Crassus

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49
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To what ciry did Crassus pursue Spartacus before Pompey ended things?

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Bruttium

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50
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Who crucified 5000 of Spartacus’ slaves along the Via Appia, allowing him to take credit for ending the Third Servile War?

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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

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51
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Pompey crucified 5000 of Spartacus’ slaves along what Roman road?

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Via Appia

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52
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Who did Pompey steal credit from for ending the Third Servile War?

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Marcus Licinius Crassus

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53
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Pompey crucified how many of Spartacus’ slaves along the Via Appia?

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5000

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54
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Who lived from 106-43 BC?

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Marcus Tullus Cicero

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55
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Give the lifespan of Cicero

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106-43 BC

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56
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Where was Cicero born?

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Arpinum

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57
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What famous Roman orator was born at Arpinum?

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Marcus Tullus Cicero

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58
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Who prosecuted Verres, a corrupt governor of Sicily, on a charge of extortion 70 BC?

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Marcus Tullus Cicero

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59
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Who did Cicero prosecute, a corrupt governor of Sicily, on a charge of extortion in 70 BC?

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Gaius Verres

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60
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When did Cicero prosecute Verres for extortion?

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70 BC

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61
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What did Cicero prosecute Verres for in 70 BC?

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Extortion

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62
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Who was Cicero’s opponent, defending Verres on a charge for extortion?

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Hortensius Hortalus

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63
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Hortenius Hortalus went up against who when defending Verres on a charge of extortion in 70 BC?

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Marcus Tullus Cicero

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64
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Who was called the “first foreign king at Rome since the Tarquins”?

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Marcus Tullus Cicero

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65
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What nickname was given to the novus homo from Arpinum, Cicero (other than pater patriae)?

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First foreign king at Rome since the Tarquins

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66
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Who lived from 100-44 BC?

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Gaius Julius Caesar

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67
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Give the lifespan of Caesar

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100-44 BC

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68
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Name the aunt of Caesar, who was also the husband of Marius?

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Julia

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69
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Caesar’s aunt Julia was the wife of what famous novus homo from Arpinum?

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Gaius Marius

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70
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Give the name of Caesar’s first wife, also the daughter of Cinna

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Cornelia Cinnae

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71
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Cornelia Cinnae was the first wife of what famous Roman dictator?

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Gaius Julius Caesar

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72
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Name the father of Cornelia Cinnae, the first wife of Caeasar

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Lucius Cornelius Cinna

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73
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Name the tribune that removed Lucullus from his command in Bithynia

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Aulus Gabinius

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74
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What law was passed in 67 BC?

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Lex Gabinia

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75
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When was the Lex Gabinia passed?

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67 BC

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76
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Who passed the Lex Gabinia?

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Aulus Gabinius

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77
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Gabinius removed what man from his command in Bithynia?

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Lucius Licinius Lucullus

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78
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What did the Lex Gabinia do?

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Made Pompey supreme commander over the Meditteranean in order to defeat the pirates that had attacked Ostia

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79
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What law made Pompey supreme commander over the Meditteranean in order to defeat the pirates that had attacked Ostia?

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Lex Gabinia

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80
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In how much time did Pompey rid the Meditteranean of its pirates?

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40 days

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81
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Who rid the Meditteranean of the pirates that had attacked Ostia in 40 days, during 67 BC?

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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

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82
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When was the Lex Manilia passed?

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66 BC

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83
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What law was passed in 66 BC?

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Lex Manilia

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84
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Who passed the Lex Manilia?

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Gaius Manilius

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85
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Manilius passed what law in 66 BC?

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Lex Manilia

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86
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What did the Lex Manilia do?

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Gave Pompey supreme command of all forces in Asia Minor, to fight Mithridates VI

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87
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What law gave Pompey supreme command of all forces in Asia Minor, to fight Mithridates VI?

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Lex Manilia

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88
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After his subjects turned on him, what Roman enemy commander killed himself in 63 BC?

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Mithridates VI

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89
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When did Mithridates VI die?

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63 BC

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90
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Name the son of Mithridates VI who allied with Rome (Pompey) to gain the kingdom of Bosporus

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Pharnaces II

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91
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Name the father of Pharnaces II

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Mithridates VI

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92
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What kingdom did Pharnaces II get by giving his father Mithridates VI’s body to Pompey (aka allying with Rome)?

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Bosporus

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93
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Name the three people that ran for consul in 63 BC

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Lucius Sergius Catilina, Gaius Antonius Hybrida, Marcus Tullius Cicero

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94
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Cicero, Antonius Hybrida, and Catiline all ran for consul in what year?

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63 BC

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95
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Who were the consuls of 63 BC

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Marcus Tullius Cicero, Gaius Antonius Hybrida

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96
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Cicero and Hybrida were consuls of what year?

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63 BC

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97
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In 63 BC, what tribune proposed a land law that would set up a commission regulating land distribution?

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Publius Servillius Rullus

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98
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Whose laws in 63 BC was portrayed as a plot against Pompey by Cicero?

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Publius Servillius Rullus

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99
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Rullus’ laws of 63 BC was portrayed by Cicero as a plot against what man, because they achieved something he had been promising his soldiers?

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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

100
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When were Rullus’ laws passed?

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63 BC

101
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At Caesar’s instigation, what elderly knight was prosecuted for murdering Saturninus (ally of Marius)?

A

Rabirius

102
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Rabirius was prosecuted for murdering what man, who was subject to the second senatus consultum ultimum?

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Lucius Appuleius Saturninus

103
Q

When was the Second Catilinarian Conspiracy?

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63 BC

104
Q

Whose conspriacy was in 63 BC?

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Catiline’s

It was considered the second because Cicero thought there was a first

105
Q

Who ran for consulship for the second time in 62 BC, losing because of Cicero once again?

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Lucius Sergius Catilina

106
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When did Catiline try running for consul for the second time, losing again due to the efforts of Cicero?

A

62 BC

107
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After losing consulship for the 2nd time in 62 BC, who formed an army under Manlius in Etruria and Sura, hoping to get rid of Cicero?

A

Lucius Sergius Catilina

108
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Catiline formed an army under Manlius and Sura against what man due to losing consulship twice due to him?

A

Marcus Tullus Cicero

109
Q

What two people gave Cicero information about the Second Catilinarian Conspiracy?

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  • A conspirator’s wife, Fulvia
  • The tribe of the Allobroges
110
Q

Fulvia and the Allobroges tribe gave Cicero information about whose conspiracy?

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Lucius Sergius Catilina

111
Q

When was the Battle of Pistoria?

A

62 BC

112
Q

What battle was in 62 BC?

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Battle of Pistoria

113
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Who died fighting at Pistoria against Antonius Hybrida and Petreius?

A

Lucius Sergius Catilina

114
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Catiline died at Pistoria fighting against what two men?

A

Antonius Hybrida, Marcus Petreius

115
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During what battle did Catiline die?

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Battle of Pistoria

116
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Who died in 62 BC?

A

Lucius Sergius Catilina

117
Q

When did Catiline die?

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62 BC

118
Q

When was the Bona Dea Scandal?

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62 BC

119
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What famous scandal occurred in 62 BC?

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Bona Dea Scandal

120
Q

Who was the subject of the Bona Dea Scandal?

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Publius Clodius Pulcher

121
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Clodius Pulcher was the subject of what famous scandal of 62 BC?

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Bona Dea Scandal

122
Q

What did Clodius Pulcher do in the Bona Dea festival of 62 BC?

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Snuck in using the guise of a woman

123
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Who snuck into the Bona Dea festival under the guise of a woman?

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Publius Clodius Pulcher

124
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Who was the alleged lover of Clodius Pulcher, the second wife of Caesar?

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Pompeia

125
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Pompeia, the second wife of Caesar, was the alleged lover of who?

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Publius Clodius Pulcher

126
Q

Who lived from 122-73 BC?

A

Quintus Sertorius

127
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How long did Sertorius live for?

A

122-73 BC

128
Q

What two people are appointed as Roman commanders against Sertorius?

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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Metellus Pius

129
Q

Pompey the Great and Metellus Pius were made commanders against what rebel in Spain, from 80-73 BC?

A

Quintus Sertorius

130
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Name the capable legate of Sertorius who is defeated by Metellus Pius at Segovia

A

Lucius Hirtuleius

131
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Hirtuleius was a capable legate under what rebel, who was killed by Perperna Vento in 72 BC?

A

Quintus Sertorius

132
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What Roman commander defeatd Sertorius’ legate Hirtuleius at Segovia?

A

Metellus Pius

133
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Where does Metellus Pius defeat Hirtuleius?

A

Segovia

134
Q

When was the battle of Lauro River?

A

76 BC

135
Q

What battle was in 76 BC?

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Battle of Lauro River

136
Q

At what battle in 76 BC did Sertorius defeat Pompey in hand to hand combat?

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Battle of Lauro River

137
Q

Who did Sertorius defeat in hand to hand combat at Lauro River in 76 BC?

A

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

138
Q

Who defeated Pompey in hand to hand combat at Lauro River in 76 BC?

A

Quintus Sertorius

139
Q

What was unique about the way Sertorius defeated Pompey at the Lauro River in 76 BC?

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It was through hand-to-hand combat

140
Q

Name the granddaughter of Sulla, the second wife of Caesar

A

Pompeia

141
Q

Pompeia, the second wife of Caesar, was the granddaughter of what notable Roman dictator?

A

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix

142
Q

Name the father of Mark Antony, who gained a humiliating cognomen because of his failure to clear the Mediterranean Sea of pirates by losing at Crete in 68 BC

A

Marcus Antonius Creticus

143
Q

Creticus was the father of what famous Roman, a 2nd triumvir?

A

Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony)

144
Q

Where did Creticus get decisively defeated by the Meditteranean pirates in 68 BC?

A

Crete

145
Q

Who decisively defeated Creticus at Crete in 68 BC?

A

Meditteranean pirates

146
Q

When did the Meditteranean pirates decisively defeat Creticus at Crete?

A

68 BC

147
Q

Name the lanista of Spartacus in Capua, who he escaped from to start the 3rd Servile War?

A

Lentulus

148
Q

Lentulus was the lanista of what Thracian slave, who escaped from him to start the Third Servile War?

A

Spartacus

149
Q

Where was the lanista Lentulus’ gladiator school located?

A

Capua

150
Q

What Gaul aids Spartacus during his revolt?

A

Crixus

151
Q

The Gaul Crixus aided what Thracian slave in his revolt, the third of its kind?

A

Spartacus

152
Q

Name the consuls of 74 BC, the start of the 3rd Mithridatic War

A

Lucius Licinius Lucullus, Marcus Aurelius Cotta

153
Q

When was the Third Mithridatic War?

A

74-63 BC

154
Q

What war was from 74-63 BC?

A

Third Mithridatic War

155
Q

Lucullus and Aurelius Cotta were consuls of what year, the start of the Third Mithridatic War?

A

74 BC

156
Q

What war was caused by Rome annexing Bithynia, having been bequeathed to them by Nicomedes IV in 74 BC?

A

Third Mithridatic War

157
Q

The Third Mithridatic War was caused by Rome annexing what kingdom, having been bequeathed to them by Nicomedes IV in 74 BC?

A

Bithynia

158
Q

Name the victorious and losing commanders at the Battle of Chalcedon, in the Third Mithridatic War

A

Victor: Mithridates IV

Loser: Marcus Aurelius Cotta

159
Q

At what battle was Aurelius Cotta decisively defeated by Mithridates VI, in the early Third Mithridatic War?

A

Battle of Chalcedon

160
Q

When was the Battle of Cyzicus?

A

74 BC

161
Q

What battle was in 74 BC?

A

Battle of Cyzicus

162
Q

Name the victorious and losing commanders at Cyzicus in 74 BC?

A

Victorious: Lucius Licinius Lucullus
Loser: Mithridates VI

163
Q

When was the battle of Lemnos?

A

73 BC

164
Q

What battle was in 73 BC?

A

Battle of Lemnos

165
Q

Name the victorious and losing commanders at Lemnos in 73 BC?

A

Victorious: Lucius Licinius Lucullus
Loser: Mithridates VI

166
Q

When was the battle of Cabira?

A

72 BC

167
Q

What battle was in 72 BC?

A

Batle of Cabira

168
Q

Name the victorious and losing commanders at Cabira in 72 BC

A

Victorious: Lucius Licinius Lucullus + Deitoraurus of Galatia

Losing: Mithridates VI

169
Q

At what three battles in 74, 73, and 72 BC respectively did Lucullus defeat Mithridates VI, during the Third Mithridatic War?

A

Battle of Cyzicus, Battle of Lemnos, Battle of Cabira

170
Q

What Galatian chieftain assisted Lucullus in defeating Mithridates VI at Cabira in 72 BC?

A

Deiotarus

171
Q

Who did Deitoarus of Galatia assist in defeating Mithridates VI at Cabira in 72 BC?

A

Lucius Licinius Lucullus

172
Q

What kingdom did Deiotarus rule over?

A

Galatia

173
Q

Name the captial of Armenia that Lucullus approached after Mithridates VI fled to its ruler, Tigranes II

A

Artaxata

174
Q

Artaxata was the captial of what kingodm?

A

Armenia

175
Q

At what battle did Mithridates VI annihilate two legions under Gaius Triarius, a legate of Lucullus, in 67 BC?

A

1st Battle of Zela

176
Q

Gaius Triarius was the legate of what Roman commander?

A

Lucius Licinius Lucullus

177
Q

Name the legate of Lucullus who got annihilated by Mithridates VI at Zela in 67 BC?

A

Gaius Triarius

178
Q

Who replaced Lucullus to be the second person put in charge against Mithridate VI, during the Third Mithridatic War?

A

Manius Acilius Glabrio

179
Q

Glabrio replaced what person to be the second person put in charge against Mithridates VI, during the Third Mithridatic War?

A

Lucius Licinius Lucullus

180
Q

Glabrio replaced Lucullus to be the second person put in charge against what foreign enemy?

A

Mithridates VI

181
Q

Who is put in charge against Mithridates VI after Glabrio, being the third person to be put in that position?

A

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

182
Q

Pompey replaced what man to be the third person put in charge against Mithridates VI?

A

Manius Acilius Glabrio

183
Q

Pompey replaced Glabrio to be the third person put in charge against what foreign enemy?

A

Mithridates Vi

184
Q

When was the Battle of Nicopolis?

A

63 BC

185
Q

What battle was in 63 BC?

A

Battle of Nicopolis

186
Q

What battle ends the Third Mithridatic War, in 63 BC?

A

Battle of Nicopolis

187
Q

The Battle of Nicopolis (63 BC) ends what war?

A

Third Mithridatic War

188
Q

Name the victorious and losing commanders at Nicopolis, in 63 BC

A

Victorious: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Losing: Mithridates VI

189
Q

At what battle in the Third Mithridatic War did Pompey decisively defeat Mithridates VI, in 63 BC?

A

Battle of Nicopolis

190
Q

Where did Mithridates VI commit suicide in 63 BC?

A

Panticapaeum

191
Q

Who commtited suicide at Panticapaeum in 63 BC?

A

Mithridates VI

192
Q

Where did Verres flee after being convicted of embezzlement, despite Cicero defending him?

A

Massilia

193
Q

What corrupt Sicilian governor fled to Massilia after being convicted of embezzlement, despite Cicero defeinding him in 70 BC?

A

Lucius Verres

194
Q

Who is said to have wept at a statue of Alexander the Great while serving his questorship in Spain, in 69 BC?

A

Gaius Julius Caesar

195
Q

Caesar is said to have wept at a statue of what man, while serving his quaestorship at Spain in 69 BC?

A

Alexander the Great

196
Q

Where did Caesar spend his quaestorship in 69 BC?

A

Spain

197
Q

Who spent his quaestorship in Spain during 69 BC?

A

Gaius Julius Caesar

198
Q

When was Caesar quaestor?

A

69 BC

199
Q

Who was quaestor in 69 BC?

A

Gaius Julius Caesar

200
Q

What two Jewish brothers fought for the throne of Judean kingship in 67 BC?

A

John Hyrcanus and Aristobulus

201
Q

Hyrcanus and Aristobulus fought for the throne of what kingdom in 67 BC?

A

Judean

202
Q

When were Hyrcanus and Aristobulus fighting for the throne of Judean kingship?

A

67 BC

203
Q

When was Cato the Younger quaestor, prosecuting corrupt quaestors?

A

65 BC

204
Q

Whose quaestor-ship was in 65 BC, which he spent prosecuting corrupt quaestors?

A

Cato the Younger

205
Q

What did Cato the Younger do during his quaestor-ship of 65 BC?

A

Prosecuted other, corrupt quaestors

206
Q

Who sought to buy the consulship of 65 BC with the help of Crassus, a censor that year, but failed?

A

Lucius Sergius Catalina

207
Q

Catiline sought to buy the consulship of what year with the help of Crassus a censor, but failed?

A

65 BC

208
Q

Catiline sought to buy the consulship of 65 BC with the help of what censor, failing regardless?

A

Marcus Licinius Crassus

209
Q

When was Crassus censor?

A

65 BC

210
Q

Who was censor in 65 BC?

A

Marcus Licinius Crassus

211
Q

Who had an affair with Servilia from 64 BC to his death, in 44 BC?

A

Gaius Julius Caesar

212
Q

Who did Caesar have an affair with from 64 BC to his death?

A

Servilia

213
Q

When did Caesar start having an affair with Servilia?

A

64 BC

214
Q

Name the mother of M. Iunius Brutus, half-sister of Cato the Younger, and mother-in-law of Cassius Longinus, the mistress of Caesar?

A

Servilia

215
Q

Servilia was the mother of what man, one of the assassins of Caesar?

A

Marcus Iunius Brutus

216
Q

Servilia was the half-sister of what man, who was forced to Cyprus temporarily by Clodius Pulcher?

A

Cato the Younger

217
Q

Servilia was the mother-in-law of what man, an assassin of Caesar?

A

Gaius Cassius Longinus

218
Q

What two people helped Catiline build an army to march on Rome to get rid of Cicero?

A

Gaius Manlius, Lentulus Sura

219
Q

Where did Gaius Manlius get people from to fuel Catiline’s army to march against Rome?

A

Etruria

220
Q

Who got people from Etruria to help fuel Catiline’s march against Rome?

A

Gaius Manlius

221
Q

Where did Sura get people from to help fuel Catiline’s March against Rome?

A

Rome

222
Q

Who got people from Rome to help fuel Catiline’s march against Rome?

A

Lentulus Sura

223
Q

Sura was the step-father of what man, a 2nd triumvir?

A

Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony)

224
Q

Who was the step-father of Mark Antony, helping Catiline by enlisting Romans to March against Rome with him?

A

Lentulus Sura

225
Q

What nickname did Cicero receive for stopping the Catilinarian conspiracy?

A

Pater Patriae

226
Q

Who received the title Pater Patriae for stopping the Catilinarian conspiracy?

A

Marcus Tullius Cicero

227
Q

Letters intercepted at what location by the Allobroges were brought to Cicero, informing him of the Catilinarian conspiracy forming under him?

A

Milvian Bridge

228
Q

What tribe intercepted letters at the Milvian Brdige, bringing them to Cicero to inform him of the Catilinarian conspiracy forming under him?

A

Allobroges

229
Q

During the trial of Clodius Pulcher for the Bona Dea Scandal, who was the prosecutor of Clodius?

A

Cato the Younger

230
Q

Cato the Younger was the prosecutor of what man on his trial for the Bona Dea Scandal?

A

Publius Clodius Pulcher

231
Q

Name the notable testifier at Clodius Pulcher’s trial, which sparked a huge rivalry between them

A

Marcus Tullius Cicero

232
Q

Cicero was a testifier against what man on his trial for the Bona Dea Scandal?

A

Publuis Clodius Pulcher

233
Q

Clodius Pulcher was acquitted from his trial for the Bona Deal Scandal thanks to the bribery of what triumvir?

A

Marcus Licinius Crassus

234
Q

Who was acquitted from his trial thanks to the bribery of Crassus, looking over his part in the Bona Dea Scandal?

A

Publius Clodius Pulcher

235
Q

Name the 4 slave leaders who helped Spartacus during the Third Servile War

A

Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, Oenomaus

236
Q

Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus all helped what man revolt against Rome from 73-71 BC?

A

Spartacus

237
Q

Who was the sole-consul of 68 BC?

A

Marcius Rex

Think of him as the guy who was consul a year before Gabinius

238
Q

In what year was Marcius Rex sole-consul?

A

68 BC

239
Q

Who finally managed to complete what Creticus failed to do by clearing pirates from Crete and subsequently establishing it as a province?

A

Quintus Metellus Creticus

240
Q

Metellus Creticus established what region as a province for Rome by clearing the pirates from it, an endeavor Antonius Creticus failed to do?

A

Crete

241
Q

What man was a legate under the rebel M. Lepidus, but was more well-known for murdering Sertorius?

A

Marcus Perperna

242
Q

Perperna, the murderer of Sertorius, was a legate under what previous Roman rebel?

A

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus

243
Q

Who was the first to climb over the walls of the Temple of Jerusalem when it was stormed by Pompey in 63 BC?

A

Faustus Sulla

244
Q

Faustus Sulla was the first to climb over the walls of what structure when it was stormed by Pompey in 63 BC?

A

Temple of Jerusalem

245
Q

What Roman commander stormed the Temple of Jerusalem in 63 BC?

A

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

246
Q

When did Pompey storm the Temple of Jerusalem, against the wishes of Aristobulus II?

A

63 BC

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