Lesson 20 Review

Question 1

Emperors after Galba; no contributions made

Answer 1

Otho and Vitellius

Question 2

Name several terrible cruel things Nero did as emperor.

Answer 2

He had his mother and stepbrother killed, he watched a fire destroy parts of Rome without doing anything to help, and he persecuted many people, including leaders of the Christian church who were be headed and crucified.

Question 3

As emperor, Octavius is known as:

Answer 3

Augustus (“sacred”)

Question 4

Caesar’s protege and friends; one of the assassins*

Answer 4

Brutus

Question 5

Identify the starred location on the map:

Answer 5

Rhone River

Question 6

next emperors after Tiberius; cruel tyrants

Answer 6

Caligula and Claudius

Question 7

“You may laugh at me now , bu the time will come when I shall be master of the Romans.”*

Answer 7

Octavius (Augustus Caesar)

Question 8

“Poor as this village is, I would rather be first here than second in Rome!”*

Answer 8

Julius Caesar

Question 9

He fiddled while Rome burned*

Answer 9

Nero

Question 10

Identify the starred location on the map:

Answer 10

Tigris River

Question 11

“I have lost a day.”*

Answer 11

Titus

Question 12

Identify the starred location on the map:

Answer 12

Euphrates River

Question 13

Roman governor of Spain; replaced Nero

Answer 13

Galba

Question 14

What was the significance of “crossing the Rubicon”?

Answer 14

Caesar was forbidden by the Senate to take his army across the Rubicon, a river marking the border of Italy. By crossing it, Caesar set in motion the Civil War. Metaphorically, “crossing the Rubicon” means to take an action from which there is no turning back.

Question 15

“My poor stepbrother always has subject fits.”*

Answer 15

Nero

Question 16

“In that young man there is many a Marius.”*

Answer 16

Sulla

Question 17

rule by three (Latin: tribe- means “three,’ vir means ‘man’)

Answer 17

Triumvirate

Question 18

Describe the manner in which Nero lived.

Answer 18

Nero lived grandly. He had a splendid marble palace in Rome and had several houses on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. He traveled in chariots. He would have performers put on shows at the end of his grand dinners.

Question 19

Identify the starred location on the map:

Answer 19

Po River

Question 20

10,000 guards; protected authority of emperor

Answer 20

Praetorian Guards

Question 21

the first Caesar who persecuted Christians; “fiddled while Rome burned”

Answer 21

Nero

Question 22

greatest orator of history; Roman consul

Answer 22

Cicero

Question 23

Emperor after Vitellius; punished Jews in Palestine

Answer 23

Vespasian

Question 24

How, when, and why, was Julius Caesar assassinated?

Answer 24

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.

Question 25

March 15th; day Caesar was assassinated

Answer 25

Ides of March

Question 26

called “Delight of Mankind”; kind emperor*

Answer 26

Titus

Question 27

aka Flavian Amphitheater, seated 80,000*

Answer 27

Colosseum

Question 28

members of a 3-man ruling body

Answer 28

triumvirs

Question 29

List some of the favorable contributions Julius Caesar made to Rome.

Answer 29

He began to make Rome a commercial city. He erected buildings, built aqueducts, established a great library, and created a new calendar.

Question 30

poem by Virgil; tells of Trojan hero Aeneas

Answer 30

Aeneid

Question 31

The Second Triumvirate*

Answer 31

Octavian, Antony, Lepidus

Question 32

What was the purpose of the Catiline conpsiracy?

Answer 32

The conspirators led by Catiline wanted to overthrow the Republic and install their own government.

Question 33

Identify the starred location on the map:

Answer 33

Rhine River

Question 34

Roman orator, scholar, statesman, soldier*

Answer 34

Julius Caesar

Question 35

conspiracy to set up new government*

Answer 35

Caitlin conspiracy

Question 37

Identify the starred location on the map:

Answer 37

Danube River

Question 38

became Octavian when adopted as Caesar’s son and heir

Answer 38

Octavius

Question 39

Augustus’ cruel stepson; ruled after his death

Answer 39

Tiberius

Question 40

Describe Titus’ attitude toward the citizens of Rome.

Answer 40

Titus was a good emperor, trying to do everything he could for the welfare and happiness of the people.

Question 41

queen of Egypt; married Mark Antony*

Answer 41

Cleopatra

Question 42

The First Triumvirate*

Answer 42

Caesar, Pompey, Crassus

Question 43

What positive contributions did Augustus make to Rome?

Answer 43

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.