Lesson 18 Review Flashcards
Identify the starred location on the map:
Rhine River
greatest orator of history; Roman consul
Cicero
The Second Triumvirate*
Octavian, Antony, Lepidus
members of a 3-man ruling body
triumvirs
The First Triumvirate*
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
Identify the starred location on the map:
Tigris River
“Poor as this village is, I would rather be first here than second in Rome!”*
Julius Caesar
“You may laugh at me now , bu the time will come when I shall be master of the Romans.”*
Octavius (Augustus Caesar)
poem by Virgil; tells of Trojan hero Aeneas
Aeneid
10,000 guards; protected authority of emperor
Praetorian Guards
“In that young man there is many a Marius.”*
Sulla
March 15th; day Caesar was assassinated
Ides of March
conspiracy to set up new government*
Caitlin conspiracy
Identify the starred location on the map:
Po River
Identify the starred location on the map:
Danube River
How, when, and why, was Julius Caesar assassinated?
Caesar was assassinated at a meeting of the Senate in Pompey’s theater in 44 B.C. He was attacked by a broup of conpsirators with ties to the nobility. Their states reason was that Caesar sought one-man rule, was becoming a tyrant, adn might have had aspirations to kingship.
Identify the starred location on the map:
Rhone River
became Octavian when adopted as Caesar’s son and heir
Octavius
What was the purpose of the Catiline conpsiracy?
The conspirators led by Catiline wanted to overthrow the Republic and install their own government.
rule by three (Latin: tribe- means “three,’ vir means ‘man’)
Triumvirate
Roman orator, scholar, statesman, soldier*
Julius Caesar
queen of Egypt; married Mark Antony*
Cleopatra
What positive contributions did Augustus make to Rome?
Augustus laid the foundation for a century of peace and prosperity for the Empire. He built many fine buildings and monuments in the capital. He founded new cities int he provinces. He encouraged the arts and literature.
