History of the Republic

Question 1

What group called their capital Clusium, fought the Romans with Tarquinius Superbus, and had Lars Porsenna as a king?

Answer 1

Etruscans

Question 2

Which Roman traitor defeated the Volscian city of Corioli, and only stopped attacking Rome when his mother, Veturia, And wife Volumnia, Begged him to stop?

Answer 2

Coriolanus

Question 3

Which Roman dictator fought the Aequi at Mount Algidus in 458 B.C. and left office after 16 days?

Answer 3

Cincinnatus

Question 4

What laws were codified by ten men, including Appius Claudius, and were enacted in 449 B.C.?

Answer 4

12 tables

Question 5

Which Pater Patriae defeated the Veii and rid Rome of the Gauls?

Answer 5

Camillus

Question 6

What conqueror said “Vae Vicis” after defeating the Romans at the battle of Allia River in 390 B.C.?

Answer 6

Brennus

Question 7

During which war were the Romans defeated in 315 B.C. at Lautulae and in 321 B.C. at The Caudine Forks?

Answer 7

2nd Samnite war

Question 8

What censor built the Aqua Appia and Appian Way in 312 B.C. and was blind?

Answer 8

Appius Claudius Caecus

Question 9

What king of Epirus lost to Rome in 280 B.C. and 275 B.C. at Heraclea and Beneventum but won in 279 B.C. at Asculum?

Answer 9

Pyrrhus

Question 10

What famous figure charged between his men and the Gauls at the Battle of Sentinum in 295 B.C.?

Answer 10

Decius Mus

Question 11

What city in Sicily were the Punic wars fought over?

Answer 11

Messana

Question 12

When were the battles over Mylae and the Aegates islands?

Answer 12

260 B.C. and 241 B.C.

Question 13

when and where were Rome’s four major defeates during the 2nd Punic war?

Answer 13

Ticinus and Trebia 218 B.C.; Trasimene 217 B.C.; Cannae 216 B.C.

Question 14

What was the praenomen of Cornelius Scipio Africanus?

Answer 14

Publius

Question 15

At what battle did Aemilius Paulus defeat Perseus of Macedon in 168 B.C.?

Answer 15

The Battle of Pydna

Question 16

What leader won the 3rd Punis War?

Answer 16

Scipio Africanus Aemilianus

Question 17

Who was Hannibal’s inspiration to destroy Rome?

Answer 17

Hamilcar Barca, his dad

Question 18

When was the 1st Punic war?

Answer 18

264 B.C.- 241 B.C.

Question 19

When was the 2nd Punic war?

Answer 19

218 B.C.- 201 B.C.

Question 20

When was the 3rd Punic war?

Answer 20

149 B.C.- 146 B.C.

Question 21

In what years were Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus Tribunes?

Answer 21

Tiberius- 133 B.C. Gaius-121 B.C.

Question 22

What brothers were famous grandchildren of Scipio Africanus

Answer 22

The Gracchi brothers

Question 23

Who did Sulla and Marius support during their civil war?

Answer 23

Sulla- Optimates Maruis- populares

Question 24

In which years was Sulla dictator?

Answer 24

81 b.c. and 79 b.c.

Question 25

When was Spartacus’s slave revolt?

Answer 25

73-71 b.c.

Question 26

During what years were Crassus and Pompey co-consuls?

Answer 26

70 b.c.

Question 27

What law gave Pompey control over pirates in 67 b.c.

Answer 27

The Lex Gabinia

Question 28

What did the Lex Manilia do?

Answer 28

It gave Pompey controll over Mithridates, king of Pontus

Question 29

What five important things happened in 63 b.c.

Answer 29

Octavius was born. Julius Caesar became the Pontifex Maximus. Cecero was a consul with Antonius Hybrida. The conspriacy of Catiline. Mithridates died.

Question 30

Who was Caesar’s co consul in 59 B.C.?

Answer 30

Bibulus

Question 31

Where was Caesar between 58 B.C. and 50 B.C.?

Answer 31

Gaul and Britain

Question 32

Who were co-consuls in 55 B.C.?

Answer 32

Crassus and Pompey

Question 33

In 48 B.C., where did Caesar beat Pompey?

Answer 33

Pharsalus

Question 34

When and where did Caesar say “Veni, vidi, vici”?

Answer 34

47 B.C. at Pharnaces

Question 35

Where does Caesar beat the cons of Pompey?

Answer 35

Munda, Spain

Question 36

When did Brutus, Cassius and some senators kill Caesar?

Answer 36

March 14th, 44 B.C.

Question 37

When did the Lex Titia make the second triumverate legal?

Answer 37

43 B.C.

Question 38

In 42 B.C., where did Octavian and Antony defeat Brutus and Cassius?

Answer 38

Philippi, Greece

Question 39

Were did Octavian and Agrippa defeat Antony and Cleopatra?

Answer 39

Battle of Actium, 31 B.C.