midterm

Question 1

Death of Julius Caesar

Answer 1

44 BC

Question 2

Battle of Actium

Answer 2

31 BC

Question 3

Beginning of the Principate

Answer 3

27 BC

Question 4

Death of Augustus

Answer 4

14 AD

Question 5

Death of Tiberius

Answer 5

37 AD

Question 6

Battle of Teutoburg Forest

Answer 6

A battle between Germans and Roman legions near the roman border. This battle is when the Germans slaughtered Varus and the three legions. During reign of Tiberius

Question 7

Sejanus

Answer 7

Prefect of Praetorian Guard. Tiberius’s friend who betrayed him and killed off his family. Got most of the senate and Roman people to go to him before Tiberius and had great power.

Question 8

Ariovistus

Answer 8

was a leader of the Suebi germanic tribe and fought against Julius Caesar and his Legions during the Gaelic Wars.

Question 9

Brutus

Answer 9

Julius Caesar’s cousin, only member of the senate that Caesar could trust, one of the members to assassinate him

Question 10

Battle of Actium

Answer 10

Mark Antony and Augustus naval battle. Augustus won and Marc Anotony lost and killed himself

Question 11

Auctoritas and Potestas

Answer 11

Auctoritas a latin word for authority and potestas a latin word for power. You can have potestas and oftentimes lack Auctoritas. This is significant because Auctoritas and potestas were prevalent in Roman society.