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1
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Monarchy lasted from ______ to ______

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753 - 509 BC

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2
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How many kings were there?

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7 kings total

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3
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First king

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Romulus

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4
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Last king

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Tarquinius Superbus

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5
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Tarpeia

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Offered to betray Rome in exchange for jewelry; was refused and killed (Tarpeian Rock, where traitors are thrown)

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Lucretia

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Raped by Etruscan’s king’s son and committed suicide; started revolution to overthrow monarchy

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7
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Collatinus and Brutus

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Leaders of the revolution that overthrew the monarchy

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Sextus Tarquinius

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Youngest son of Tarquinius Superbus who raped Lucretia

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9
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Etruscans

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3 last kings (Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius, Tarquinius Superbus)

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10
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Sabines

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A neighboring people from which the Romans stole women

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11
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Republic timeframe

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509 - 27 BC

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12
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Which Punic War involved Hannibal?

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2nd

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13
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After the ___ Punic War, Carthage was gone

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3rd

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14
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Marius was consul ____ times

A

7

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15
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Marius represented the ______ while Sulla represented _________

A

populares, optimates

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16
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Cicero gave oratories during the Roman ______

A

Republic

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17
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The first dictator declared was ______________, but ________ was the first to declare himself dictator

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Cincinnatus, Sulla

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18
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When did Caesar cross the Rubicon?

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49 BC

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19
Q

Pharsalus is in ______

A

Greece

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20
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Battle at Pharsalus occurred in

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48 BC

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21
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Pompey won the battle of _______

A

Dyrrhacium

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22
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Pompey died in ____ BC

A

48

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23
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The Battle of Actium was fought in ____ BC

A

31

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24
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Timeframe of Empire: (West)

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27 BC - 1453 AD

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25
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Timeframe of Empire: (East)

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27 BC - 476 AD

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26
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Julio-Claudian Emperors

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Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero

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27
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Augustus (Octavian) added the most _____ to the empire.

A

land

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28
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Res Gestae

A

autobiography of Augustus

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29
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Ara Pacis

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Altar of Peace made by Augustus

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30
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Pax Romana

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Roman peace started by Augustus

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31
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Admiral of Augustus

A

Agrippa

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32
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Who built the Pantheon and married Octavia?

A

Agrippa

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33
Q

Tiberius ruled from ______

A

Capri

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34
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Sejanus

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Praetorian prefect of Tiberius who tried to betray him

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35
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Caligula invaded Britain for ________

A

seashells

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36
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How did Caligula die?

A

Assassinated

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37
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Claudius annexed __________

A

Britannia

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38
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What was wrong with Claudius?

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He was lame and stuttered

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39
Q

Claudius was killed by ___________

A

Agrippina the Younger

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40
Q

Nero was the son of __________

A

Agrippina the Younger

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41
Q

Domus Aurea with Colossus

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Golden Palace with giant statue of Colossus (himself)

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42
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How did Nero die?

A

suicide

43
Q

Year of the Four was ______

A

69 AD

44
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Emperors in the Year of the Four

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Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian

45
Q

Flavian Emperors

A

Vespasian, Titus, Domitian

46
Q

_______ began construction of the Flavian Amphitheater, which became the ______

A

Vespasian, Colosseum

47
Q

Vespasian brought down _______

A

Judea

48
Q

Titus represented the first _______ succession

A

father to son

49
Q

Titus sacked _____ in 70 AD

A

Jerusalem

50
Q

How was Titus’s sacking of Jerusalem commemorated?

A

Arc of Titus

51
Q

Titus was emperor when Vesuvius erupted on ___________

A

August 24, 79 AD

52
Q

How did Titus die?

A

assassinated

53
Q

Domitian represented the first _________ succession

A

brother to brother

54
Q

Domitian _______, so he was ________

A

sucked, assassinated

55
Q

5 Good Emperors

A

Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, Marcus Aurelius

56
Q

Nerva was appointed by ______

A

senate

57
Q

Trajan was the first _____ emperor

A

foreign

58
Q

Trajan was from ______

A

Spain

59
Q

Trajan annexed ______ and _____

A

Dacia and Mesopotamia

60
Q

Who ruled during the empire’s greatest extent?

A

Trajan

61
Q

Trajan’s Column commemorated his ________ campaigns

A

Dacian

62
Q

Hadrian was from ______ originally

A

Spain

63
Q

Hadrian built _________

A

Hadrian’s Wall

64
Q

Why was Hadrian’s Wall built?

A

To keep out barbarians from parts of Britain

65
Q

Hadrian added a _____ to the Pantheon

A

dome

66
Q

Marcus Aurelius was a ______ and wrote the stoic ___________

A

Meditations, stoic

67
Q

Commodus was the son of ________

A

Aurelius

68
Q

Commodus thought he was _________

A

Hercules

69
Q

Commodus was assassinated by ________

A

wrestling partner

70
Q

Diocletian did what?

A

split the Empire into East and West (tetrachy)

71
Q

Constantine defeated rival _______

A

Maxentius

72
Q

The Edict of Milan was meant to promote ___________

A

religious tolerance

73
Q

Court of Nicaea was where Constantine __________

A

got involved in Christianity

74
Q

Arch of Constantine was next to the __________

A

Colosseum

75
Q

Constantine was baptized on his ________

A

deathbed

76
Q

“in hoc signes vinces”

A

in this sign you will conquer (CROSS)

77
Q

Suetonius

A

biographer

78
Q

Suetonius worked for

A

Hadrian

79
Q

De Vita Caesarum by Suetonius

A

detailed rule of all emperors from Caesar to Domitian

80
Q

Philippi was fought between

A

Marc Antony and Octavian vs Brutus and Cassius

81
Q

Philippi was fought in _____ BC

A

42

82
Q

March 15, 44 BC

A

Caesar assassinated

83
Q

Reign of Antoninus Pius

A

131-161 AD

84
Q

Who reigned at the time of Jesus’ Crucifixion?

A

Tiberius

85
Q

Whose name means “little boot”?

A

Caligula?

86
Q

Great Fire of Rome took place in ______

A

64 AD

87
Q

When did Titus sack Jerusalem?

A

70 AD

88
Q

Cursus honorum officers

A

quaestor, tribune, aedile, praetor, consul

89
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dignitas

A

prestige

90
Q

auctoritas

A

influence

91
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clientes

A

people of lower social standing who depended on a politician and supported him

92
Q

amici (political)

A

politicians would give favors to these people and they would help him in return

93
Q

Who introduced the idea of a professional army?

A

Gaius Marius

94
Q

How did Marius’s ideas of the professional army make an impact?

A

It caused soldiers to shift allegiance from state to their own general, who payed them

95
Q

When did Marius start to argue with Cornelius Sulla?

A

88 BC

96
Q

Why did Marius and Sulla have a conflict?

A

They argued over who would command a war in the East

97
Q

What did Sulla do as a result of the argument between him and Marius?

A

Kill hundreds of Marius’ supporters and reorganized government so Senate would have more control

98
Q

Who were Milo and Clodius?

A

Leaders of gangs to keep the triumvirs away from voting

99
Q

Crassus was the governor of ________ and was killed in ________

A

Syria, Parthia

100
Q

What happened as a result of the Senate giving Pompey extreme powers to end political violence?

A

Milo was tried for murder and exiled after his bodyguards had murdered Clodius

101
Q

What did Augustus call his government?

A

principiate

102
Q

Gracchi brothers

A

populares tribunes who attempted to start land and social reform. Tiberius was assassinated and Gaius committed suicide.

103
Q

First triumvirate

A

Caesar, Pompey, Crassus

104
Q

Second triumvirate

A

Augustus, Marc Antony, Lepidus

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