Quiz 4 Flashcards
Which of the following statements best characterizes the difference between the legislative agendas of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus?
Tiberius was interested in a single issue while Gaius seems to have had a more wide-ranging interest in reforming Roman culture
The plebeians were…
Included both rich and poor, not a homogenous group, was everyone who was not a patrician
What was the purpose of a senatus consultum (“decree of the senate”)?
Offer the senate’s consensus view on an issue
How was the expense for maintaining a year-round military covered in the period after the Punic Wars?
With war booty
How did Tiberius Gracchus die?
He was beaten to death by a chair leg
What was unusual about Scipio Aemilianus’s election as consul?
He did not meet the legal requirements that were put in place after the 2nd Punic War
What issue was of particular interest to Tiberius Gracchus?
The distribution of public land
Who served in the Roman military during the Punic Wars?
Senators, plebeians, and Roman allies
The office of censor was created as a result of the Licinian-Sextian reforms.
False
Where on/in the dead body did the Romans place a coin for passageway across the River Styx?
In the mouth
What role did libertas play in the celebration of a military triumph at Rome?
The troops and crowd were permitted to shout rude insults and curses at the triumphant general
Why did the Romans place the dead body (cadaver) on the ground?
It was a reference to a ceremony that took place at birth, when the infant was placed on the ground and then lifted up by its father
What office did Tiberius Gracchus hold when he was attempting to enact his reforms?
Tribune of the Plebs
When the inhabitants of a conquered city were granted citizenship, to what voting century were they assigned?
The lowest one
The building boom after the Second Punic War resulted in the rise of: (Mark all that are correct)
Civic patronage and extensive villas
How did Hannibal overcome the obstacle of boulders while crossing the Alps?
They lit a fire under the rock and poured vinegar over it
The role of this magistrate included ensuring that senators met a certain moral standard.
Censor
Why was Scipio Africanus forced to withdraw from public life?
He was harassed by nuisance trials
In which of the following ways did the cursus honorum change after the 2nd Punic War?
Military service became a requirement for holding office
Although Rome’s allies bore most of the burden of supplying soldiers for military campaigns, it was Rome who benefited the most from the spoils gained from war.
True
Which of the following types of construction were associated with military victory? Mark all correct answers.
Columns, arches, and temples
Who were the patricians?
The descendents of the original 100 senators appointed by Romulus
How could an inquiry (quaestio) be initiated in ancient Rome? Mark all that are correct.
The senate could request that a magistrate start one, or the Roman people could pass a law that demanded one
What was a problem that Rome faced as the “world police”?
They were expected to intervene in foreign disputes
