Imperial Events and Themes

Question 1

Battle of Mutina / 43BC

Answer 1

43BC - Fought against Antony due to quarrels over land in the Gaul’s Both current consuls died in the war leading only Octavian alive with that he marched on Rome demanding the consulship it was given “Second Triumvirate” formed and Proscriptions start

Question 2

Battle of Philipi / 42BC

Answer 2

42BC - Avenge Caesar’s assassins Brutus and Crassus - Land seizures and then given to Veterans - Vows to build temple to mars ultor and orders temple to divine Iulius

Question 3

Perusine War / 41 - 40BC

Answer 3

Fulvia and Antonius wage war on Octavian believing that Antony deserved sole power (Perusine War)
Antony orders death of 300 senators who supported Antonius and Fulvia

Question 4

Bellum Siculum - 36BC

Answer 4

War with Sextus Pompey - Triumvirate won
Lepidus exiled

Question 5

32BC - Issues with Egypt

Answer 5

Octavian seizes Antony’s will
Senate declares war on Antony

Question 6

27BC - First Settlement

Answer 6

Laws and rights restored,
Augustus title handed out,
Given Gaul, Spain, Syria and Egypt and Imperium for 10 years
Dedicated Clipeium Virtutis in the Senate

Question 7

23BC - Second Settlement

Answer 7

• lays down consulship to allow others to take it
• Augustus awarded Tribunal powers and maius imperium

Question 8

19BC - Third Settlement

Answer 8

• Senate votes Augustus consular imperium for life which allows him to wear the consuls insignia in public regardless of not having consulship

Question 9

2BC

Answer 9

Declared Pater patriae

Question 10

20AD

Answer 10

Work started on Sebasteion at Aphrodisias

Question 11

121AD

Answer 11

Suetonius life of the twelve Caesars