Ch. 31 & 32 Culture Flashcards
When was Caesar murdered?
44 BC
When was Antony born?
In either 82 or 81 BC
Who characterized Antony as a gambler?
Cicero
How were Caesar’s killers received by the Roman people?
Not well
How did Antony respond to Caesar’s killers?
pretended to make peace with them
To whom did Caesar leave his gardens beyond the Tiber in his will?
The Roman people
How much money did Caesar leave the Roman people?
300 sesterces ($12)
How did Antony rouse the people after Caesar’s death?
talked about Caesar’s generous will and displaying corpse and blood-stained toga
Who were the two leaders of Caesar’s assassination?
Brutus and Cassius
Name the English playwright and play in which the Caesar situation was dramatized.
Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
Who was Caesar’s chief heir and how old was he at the time of Caesar’s death?
Octavian (great nephew/adopted son) was 18
What was the name given to the speeches that Cicero spoke against Antony and why?
Philippics (homage to Demosthenes, Athenian orator, vs. Philip of Macedon)
How did the Philippics impact Rome’s situation?
futile in long run, but senate turned to Octavian for support
How many legions did Octavian bring against the senate when they were about to support Caesar’s murderers?
8
What did Octavian demand of the senate?
to be made consul
When was the Second Triumvirate formed?
43 BC
Who did the Second Triumvirate consist of?
Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus
Who was Lepidus?
Caesar’s magister equitum (master of the calvary) from 46-44 BC and one of the triumvirs
Who did Octavian marry?
Antony’s stepdaughter Claudia
Who did Antony marry?
Octavian’s sister Octavia
To rid themselves of their political enemies and replenish their finances, what did the triumvirs institute?
proscription (posted names of people to be murdered aka Roman hitlist), murderer got reward, triumvirs/state got dead man’s property
How many senators and how many equites (knights) were proscribed?
300, 2000
When did Octavian and Antony engage with the forces of Brutus and Cassius, what was the name of this battle, and where did it take place?
42 BC, Philippi, eastern Macedonia
What were the reasons why Octavian allowed Cicero’s proscription
Cicero gloated over Caesar’s assassination and he said that Octavian was a pawn to be cast aside during the Antony vs. senate dispute
