Chapter 77: The Problem of Prosperity

Question 1

Lucius Cinna

Answer 1

he was a four-time consul of the Roman Republic, serving four consecutive terms from 87 to 84 BC

Question 2

Eupator Dionysius

Answer 2

he was the king of a northwestern kingdom which was threatening to swallow more Asia Minor territory.

Question 3

Jugurtha

Answer 3

he was a King of Numidia, born in Cirta.

Question 4

The Social War

Answer 4

it was a war waged from 90 to 88 BC between the Roman Republic and several of the other cities in Italy, which prior to the war had been Roman allies for centuries

Question 5

Sulpicius

Answer 5

he was an orator and statesman of the Roman Republic, legate in 89 to Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo in the Social War, and in 88 tribune of the plebs

Question 6

Crassus

Answer 6

was a Roman general and politician who played a key role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.

Question 7

Erh-shih

Answer 7

it was the capital of Ferghana’s ruling lord.

Question 8

Pomerium Pompey

Answer 8

it was the domestic space set off from outside world by Rome’s walls.