Ch. 37 & 38 Culture Flashcards

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1
Q

Marcus Junius Brutus had coins issued stamped with “Liberty”, or in Latin ________

A

libertas

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2
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In addition to liberty, the coins Marcus Junius Brutus issued were stamped with the image of a liberty cap, known as _________

A

pilleus (daggers)

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3
Q

EID * MAR (also stamped on coins)

A

Ides of March (Caesar’s assassination)

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4
Q

Who was Marcus Junius Brutus’s ancestor and what did he do?

A

Lucius Junius Brutus, freed Rome from last king

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5
Q

Who was the last king of Rome?

A

Lucius Tarquinius Superbus

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6
Q

Lucius Junius Brutus was to become one of the first _______ (executive leaders) of the Roman republic

A

consuls

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7
Q

Who, in addition to Brutus, killed Caesar?

A

Cassius

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8
Q

What was Brutus’s book about?

A

virtus (courage)

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9
Q

Which philosophers did Brutus interact with when he fled to Athens?

A

Cratippus and Theomnestus

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10
Q

Who wrote the play Julius Caesar?

A

Shakespeare (1564-1616)

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11
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Who beat Cassius and Brutus in the Battle of Philippi?

A

Antony and Octavian

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12
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When and where was the Battle of Philippi?

A

Macedonia in 42 BC

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13
Q

Who took his life first in the Battle of Philippi?

A

Cassius, then Brutus

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14
Q

tribune of the soldiers

A

tribunus militum

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15
Q

Quintus dropped his shield ______

A

non bene

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16
Q

Why did Octavian confiscate Roman land?

A

To provide settlement for 100,000 veterans of the battle of philippi

17
Q

Where did Virgil live?

A

northern italy

18
Q

What battle did Antony and Octavian clash?

A

Battle of Actium in 31 BC

19
Q

Who won the Battle of Actium?

A

Octavian

20
Q

What did the senate name Octavian and when?

A

Augustus in 27 BC

21
Q

When was Brutus in Athens?

A

44 BC

22
Q

Who was Antony’s wife and his brother?

A

Fulvia and Lucius

23
Q

How many legions did Antony raise against Octavian?

A

8

24
Q

After Fulvia died, who did Antony marry?

A

Octavia, Octavian’s sister