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FJCL Monarchy & Republic Flashcards

1
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What day was Rome founded

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April 21st, 753 BC

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In what year did the Monarchy end?

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510 BC

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In what year did the Republic end and Empire begin?

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27 BC

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Who are the parents of Romulus and Remus?

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Mars and Rhea Silvia

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After Romulus and Remus were abandoned and nursed by a wolf, what shepherd took them in?

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Faustulus

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6
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What wife of Faustulus helped raise Romulus and Remus?

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Acca Laurentia

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Romulus returned to Alba Longa to help what man, his grandfather, seize back the throne from Amulius?

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Numitor

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What was the name of Romulus’s Sabine wife?

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Hersilia

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With what Sabine king did Romulus co-rule?

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Titus Tatius

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What name is given to Romulus’s deified form following his death?

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Quirinus

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Who was the first king of Rome?

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Romulus

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Who was the second king of Rome?

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Numa Pompilius

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13
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Who was the third king of Rome?

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Tullus Hostilius

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14
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Who was the fourth king of Rome?

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Ancus Marcius

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Who was the fifth king of Rome?

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Tarquinius Priscus

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Who was the sixth king of Rome?

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Servius Tullius

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17
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Who was the seventh and final king of Rome?

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Tarquinius Superbus

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18
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Which Roman king reformed the calendar and religion?

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Numa Pompilius

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19
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What nymph did Numa Pompilius have as a consort?

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Egeria

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What king had the nymph Egeria as a consort?

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Numa Pompilius

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What Roman king destroyed Alba Longa and its king Mettius Fufetius?

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Tullus Hostilius

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Who was the king of Alba Longa when Tullus Hostilius destroyed it?

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Mettius Fufetius

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To decide the war against Alba Longa, two sets of triplets fought against each other. What were the names of the triplets on both sides?

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Horatii (Roman) & Curiatii (Alban)

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24
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What Roman king built the Curia (senate house)?

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Tullus Hostilius

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25
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What Roman king died in a fire at his palace after neglecting the worship of Jupiter Elicius?

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Tullus Hostilius

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What Roman king is said to have built the Pons Sublicius, the first bridge across the Tiber River?

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Ancus Marcius

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27
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What Roman king had a wife named Tanaquil?

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Tarquinius Priscus

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What Roman king both drained the Forum and began work on the Circus Maximus?

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Tarquinius Priscus

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The construction of what Roman structure, primarily used for chariot races, was begun by Tarquinius Priscus?

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Circus Maximus

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30
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Which Roman king was supposedly born a slave?

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Servius Tullius

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Which Roman king built a namesake wall surrounding the city of Rome?

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Servius Tullius

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32
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What Roman king was killed by both his successor and his daughter?

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Servius Tullius

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Which Roman king married Tullia, the daughter of his predecessor?

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Tarquinius Superbus

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34
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What Roman king’s name means “the Proud”?

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Tarquinius Superbus

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35
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What Roman king built the Cloaca Maxima, an underground sewer system in Rome?

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Tarquinius Superbus

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What name was given to the underground sewer system constructed by Tarquinius Superbus?

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Cloaca Maxima

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37
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The rape of what woman, the wife of Collatinus, by Sextus Tarquinius largely led to the downfall of Tarquinius Superbus?

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Lucretia

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38
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What two men were the first consuls of Rome?

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Lucius Iunius Brutus & Collatinus

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39
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From what Etruscan king did Tarquinius Superbus seek aid after he was driven out of Rome by Brutus and Collatinus?

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Lars Porsenna

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40
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What was the capital of Etruria?

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Clusium

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41
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Which “one-eyed” Roman hero defended the Pons Sublicius single handedly against the Etruscans?

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Horatius Cocles

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42
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Having tried to kill Lars Porsenna, what Roman hero thrust his right arm into the fire to demonstrate his bravery and earned the nickname “Lefty”?

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Gaius Mucius Scaevola

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43
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What Roman hero rescued hostages held by Porsenna by swimming across the Tiber and was released due to her willingness to sacrifice herself?

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Cloelia

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44
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What Roman, who received his name after defeating a Volscian city, is exiled from Rome then seeks to attack Rome before he is stopped by his family?

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Coriolanus

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45
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What two women, his mother and wife, convince Coriolanus not to invade Rome?

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Veturia (Mom) & Volumnia (Wife)

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46
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In 458 BC, what man was appointed dictator to rescue Roman troops trapped at Mount Algidus by the Aequi?

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Cincinnatus

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47
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What Roman dictator went back to his plow after just 16 days?

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Cincinnatus

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48
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What set of laws were codified by the decemviri and officially enacted in 449 BC?

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12 Tables

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49
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What group of “10 men” led the codification of the 12 Tables?

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Decemviri

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50
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What man led the decemviri in the codification of the 12 Tables?

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Appius Claudius

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51
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What man helped rid Rome of Gauls for which he earned the title Pater Patriae?

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Camillus

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52
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What Etruscan city did Camillus defeat before he was exiled from Rome?

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Veii

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53
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At what battle in 390 BC did Brennus lead the Gauls in a victory against Rome?

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Allia River

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54
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What man uttered “Vae Victis” (“Woe to the Conquered”) after defeating the Romans at Allia River in 390 BC?

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Brennus

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55
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At what battle in 321 BC were the Romans crushed by the Samnites after which they were forced to “pass under the yoke”?

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Caudine Forks

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56
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At what battle in 315 BC were the Romans again defeated by the Samnites in the 2nd Samnite War?

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Lautulae

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57
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What blind censor in 312 BC built both the Via Appia and the Aqua Appia?

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Appius Claudius Caecus

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58
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At what battle in 295 BC did Publius Decius Mus commit an act of “devotio”, sacrificing himself to ensure victory over the Samnites?

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Sentinum

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59
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What Roman committed an act of “devotio”, sacrificing himself to ensure victory over the Samnites at the battle of Sentinum in 295 BC?

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(Publius) Decius Mus

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60
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With what king of Epirus did Rome fight a war starting in 280 BC?

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Pyrrhus

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61
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Who was the first person to use elephants for warfare against Rome?

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Pyrrhus

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62
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What battle of 280 BC was the first between Rome and Pyrrhus?

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Heraclea

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63
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At what battle of 279 BC did Pyrrhus technically defeat the Romans, but lost too many troops in the “Pyrrhic victory”?

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Asculum

64
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At what battle in 275 BC did the Romans finally defeat Pyrrhus?

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Beneventum/Malventum

65
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What Roman ambassador did Pyrrhus try to bribe to no avail?

A

Fabricius

66
Q

Against what people did Rome fight a series of Punic Wars?

A

Carthage

67
Q

Over what island was the 1st Punic War fought?

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Sicily

68
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What was the name of the grappling hook plank that Rome invented during the 1st Punic War in order to board Carthaginian ships?

A

Corvus

69
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What war lasts from 264-241 BC?

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1st Punic War

70
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What battle of 260 BC during the First Punic War was the first naval victory for Rome?

A

Mylae

71
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What battle in 241 BC ended the first Punic War?

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Aegates Islands

72
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What wars lasts from 218-201 BC?

A

2nd Punic War

73
Q

What war began when Hannibal crossed the Ebro River in Spain in 218 BC?

A

Second Punic War

74
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What two battles does Rome lose against Carthage in 218 BC?

A

Ticinus River and Trebia River

75
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What battle does Rome lose to Carthage in 217 BC?

A

Lake Trasimene

76
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What battle of 216 BC, Rome’s worst defeat in history, is known as a ‘dies ater’?

A

Cannae

77
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At what battle of 202 BC does Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal leading to the end of the Second Punic War?

A

Zama

78
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What Roman consul is victorious at the battle of Zama over Hannibal in 202 BC?

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(Pubilus Cornelius) Scipio Africanus

79
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What man, who swore his hatred to the Romans had a young age at the behest of his father, was defeated by the Romans in the Second Punic War?

A

Hannibal

80
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Who forced Hannibal to swear an oath of hatred against Rome?

A

(His father) Hamilcar Barca

81
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At what battle of 168 BC did the Roman Aemilius Paulus defeat Perseus of Macedon?

A

Pydna

82
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Who defeated the forces of Perseus of Macedon at the battle of Pydna in 168 BC?

A

Aemilus Paulus

83
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What Macedonian does Aemilus Paulus defeat at the battle of Pydna in 168 BC?

A

Perseus

84
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What war lasts from 149-146 BC?

A

3rd Punic War

85
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Who was the victorious Roman general during the 3rd Punic War?

A

Scipio Aemilianus

86
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What Roman orator always ended his speech with “Carthago delenda est” (“Carthage must be destroyed”)?

A

Cato the Elder

87
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With what famous quotation did Cato the Elder always end his speeches?

A

“Carthago delenda est”

88
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What king bequeaths his kingdom of Pergamum to Rome in 133 BC?

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Attalus III

89
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What two brothers each became tribunes in an attempt to pass land reform: one in 133 BC and the other in 121 BC?

A

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

90
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What nickname did Cornelia give to her sons, the Gracchi brothers?

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Gemmae (her gems)

91
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The Gracchi brothers are grandsons of what famed Roman general of the Second Punic War?

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Scipio Africanus

92
Q

What Roman was consul a record 7 times?

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(Gaius) Marius

93
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What man defeated the Teutones at Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC and the Cimbri at Vercellae in 101 BC?

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(Gaius) Marius

94
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With what man did Marius engage in a civil war on the side of the populares?

A

Sulla

95
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With what man did Sulla engage in a civil war on the side of the optimates?

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Marius

96
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Who rules Rome as dictator from 81-79 BC following his victory at the Colline Gate against Marius?

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Sulla

97
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What man leads a slave revolt in 73 BC which was eventually quelled by Crassus?

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Spartacus

98
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What man puts down the slave revolt led by Spartacus in 71 BC?

A

Crassus

99
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What two men and future members of the First Triumvirate serve as consuls in 70 BC?

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Crassus and Pompey

100
Q

What law of 67 BC gave Pompey command to take down the pirates in the Mediterranean?

A

Lex Gabinia

101
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What law of 66 BC gave Pompey command against Mithridates (King of Pontus)

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Lex Manilia

102
Q

A number of events occur in 63 BC. What future emperor was born in 63 BC?

A

Octavian/Augustus

103
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A number of events occur in 63 BC. What man becomes Pontifex Maximus in 63 BC?

A

Julius Caesar

104
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A number of events occur in 63 BC. What office does Julius Caesar earn in 63 BC?

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Pontifex Maximus?

105
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A number of events occur in 63 BC. What man wins the consulship along with Antonius Hybrida?

A

Cicero

106
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A number of events occur in 63 BC. Whose conspiracy does Cicero snuff out in 63 BC?

A

Catiline’s

107
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A number of events occur in 63 BC. What king of Pontus dies in 63 BC?

A

Mithridates

108
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In what year was the first triumvirate formed?

A

60 BC

109
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Name the members of the first triumvirate.

A

Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus

110
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Who earns the consulship with Bibulus in 59 BC

A

Julius Caesar

111
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Due to Bibulus’s largely infectivity as consul, what year is known as the “Consulship of Julius and Caesar”?

A

59 BCE

112
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Where does the First Triumvirate meet in 56 BC to divvy up duties and to decide on the consulship?

A

Luc(c)a

113
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Following the meeting at Luca, to what province does Caesar get sent in 56 BC?

A

Gaul

114
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What two triumvirs serve as consuls in 55 BC?

A

Crassus and Pompey

115
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Where does Caesar defeat Vercingetorix in 52 BCE?

A

Alesia

116
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What Gallic king does Caesar defeat at Alesia in 52 BC?

A

Vercingetorix

117
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Who defeats the Gallic king Vercingetorix at Alesia in 52 BC?

A

Julius Caesar

118
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At what battle against the Parthians does Crassus die in 53 BC?

A

Carrhae

119
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Which of the triumvirs perishes at the battle of Carrhae against the Parthians?

A

Crassus

120
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Following the death of Crassus, what man becomes sole consul of Rome in 52 BC?

A

Pompey

121
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What river does Caesar cross in 49 BC officially starting his civil war against Pompey?

A

Rubicon

122
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Who utters “Alea iacta est” as he crosses the Rubicon in 49 BC?

A

Julius Caesar

123
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At what battle does Caesar defeat Pompey in 48 BC?

A

Pharsalus

124
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At what city does Pompey meet his death at the hands of Egyptians?

A

Alexandria

125
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At what battle of 47 BC does Caesar defeat Pharnaces and utter “Veni, vidi, vici”?

A

Zela

126
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What does Caesar famously utter at the battle of Zela at which he defeated Pharnaces?

A

“Veni, vidi, vici” (“I came, I saw, I conquered”)

127
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In what year was Caesar declared dictator for life and assassinated by Brutus, Cassius, and other senators?

A

44 BC

128
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On what specific day was Julius Caesar assassinated?

A

Ides of March (March 15th), 44 BC

129
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What two senators were the main conspirators in the plot to kill Caesar?

A

Brutus and Cassius

130
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What man, though believed to have said “Et tu, Brute” at his death, actually said the Greek phrase “Kai su, technon” on the Ides of March, 44 BC?

A

Julius Caesar

131
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What law of 43 BC officially makes the 2nd triumvirate legal?

A

Lex Titia

132
Q

Who are the three members of the 2nd Triumvirate?

A

Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus

133
Q

At what battle of 42 BC do Octavian and Antony defeat Brutus and Cassius?

A

Philippi

134
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Which two members of the 2nd Triumvirate defeat Brutus and Cassius at the battle of Philippi in 42 BC?

A

Octavian and Antony

135
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At what battle of 31 BC did the forces of Octavian (led by Agrippa) defeat Antony and Cleopatra

A

Actium

136
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With what Egyptian ruler did Marc Antony ally himself?

A

Cleopatra

137
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Whom does Octavian (and Agrippa) defeat at the battle of Actium in 31 BC?

A

Antony and Cleopatra

138
Q

After what 1st Punic War naval battle in 256 BC does Regulus land in Africa?

A

Cape Ecnomus

139
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What island becomes Rome’s first official province following the 1st Punic War?

A

Sicily

140
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What two islands combine to form Rome’s 2nd province?

A

Sardinia and Corsica

141
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In 221 BC, what man succeeds Hasdrubal as leader of Carthage?

A

Hannibal

142
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In 219 BC, what Spanish city does Hannibal besiege therefore breaking the Ebro treaty and leading to the Second Punic War?

A

Saguntum

143
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Which Roman consul of 216 BC survives the onslaught of Cannae?

A

Varro

144
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Which Roman consul of 216 BC perishes at the onslaught of Cannae?

A

Paullus

145
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What man, known as the “delayer”, was elected dictator during the Second Punic War?

A

Fabius Maximus Cunctator

146
Q

Who threw the sacred chickens into the sea before Rome’s disastrous defeat at Drepanum in 249 BC?

A

Claudius Pulcher

147
Q

Claudius Pulcher threw the sacred chickens into the sea immediately before losing what naval battle in 249 BC?

A

Drepanum

148
Q

What Spanish city, the new capital of Carthage, does Rome capture in 209 BC?

A

Carthago Nova (New Carthage)

149
Q

At what battle in 207 BC was Hasdrubal, the brother of Hannibal, defeated by the Romans?

A

Metaurus River

150
Q

Following the battle of Metaurus River in 207 BC, whose head do the Romans fling into Haniball’s camp?

A

Hasdrubal’s (His brother’s)

151
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In what year was Carthage finally destroyed by Scipio Aemilianus?

A

146 BC

152
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What legendary Roman hero dies in 184 BC, 18 years following his famous victory at the battle of Zama?

A

Scipio Africanus

153
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Just one year after the death of Scipio Africanus, what Carthaginian commits suicide in 183 BC?

A

Hannibal

154
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At what battle in 52 BC does the Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix defeat Caesar?

A

Gergovia

155
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In what year is Caesar declared dictator for the first time?

A

49 BC

156
Q

At what battle of 48 BC does Pompey defeat Caesar?

A

Dyrrhachium

157
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At what battle of 45 BC does Caesar defeat the sons of Pompey in Spain?

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Munda

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