Cicero Flashcards
What town was Cicero born in?
Arpinum
Who did Cicero defend in his first major trial in Rome
Roscius
From what order were the jury drawn in the trial of Verres?
Senatorial order
Who did Sulla oppose?
Marius
How many times was Marius consul?
7
How long was Marius consul for the last time?
13 days
Who were the members of the first triumvirate?
Caesar, Pompey & Crassus
Caesar was made ‘dictator perpetuus’. What does this mean?
dictator for life
Who killed Clodius?
Milo
What relation was Octavian to Caesar?
Great nephew
Where was Mark Antony defeated by Octavian?
Mutina
How old was Octavian when he demanded the consulship?
19
Where was Crassus killed?
In the east
How did Cicero fall out with Clodius?
He exposed his alibi over the Bona Dea scandal as false, revealing the Clodius was in Rome at the time
What position did Mark Antony offer Brutus after the murder of Caesar?
Director of the Corn Supply
What was the name of Cicero’s secretary?
Tiro
Which conspiracy did Cicero defeat in his time as consul?
Catilinarian
What was Cicero’s nickname?
Chickpea
Name the two Gracchi brothers in order of their role as Tribune
Tiberius Gracchus 133BC
Gaius Gracchus 123BC
How had Sulla reduced the power of the tribunes?
They were no longer part of the Cursus Honorum
