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Republic: Fall of the Republic (Part 2) Flashcards

1
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Name the three members of the First Triumvirate.

A

Julius Caesar, Pompey, & Crassus

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2
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In what year was the battle of Actium?

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31 BC

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3
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Give the exact date of Julius Caesar’s assassination.

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March 15th (The Ides of March), 44 BC

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4
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Whom did Mark Antony marry, solidifying the Second Triumvirate?

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Octavia (the sister of Octavian)

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5
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Which of the members of the First Triumvirate was the first to die?

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Crassus

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What was the result of the battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC?

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Caesar defeats Pompey

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Where does Caesar defeat Pompey in 48 BC?

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Pharsalus

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In what year does Julius Caesar serve as consul?

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59 BC

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Who fights a series of wars in Gaul from 58-51 BC and authors a De Bello Gallico about his conquest?

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Julius Caesar

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10
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Give the Latin & English for the phrase Caesar says after the battle of Zela in 47 BC against Pharnaces II?

A

veni, vidi, vici - I came, I saw, I conquered

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At what battle does Crassus die against the Parthians in 53 BC?

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Carrhae

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12
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What general of Octavian leads his forces at the battle of Actium against Mark Antony in 31 BC?

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Agrippa

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13
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What staunch enemy of Mark Antony and Pater Patriae is killed at Formiae in 43 BC?

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Cicero

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In his own forum, Julius Caesar built a temple to what goddess, from whom he claimed ancestry?

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Venus Genetrix

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Where does Caesar defeat Vercingetorix and the Arverni in 52 BC?

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Alesia

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16
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In what year was the Second Triumvirate formed?

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43 BC

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17
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What name is given to the alliance between Julius Caesar, Pompey, & Crassus?

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First Triumvirate

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18
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Who was assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BC?

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Julius Caesar

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19
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Who used propaganda to put Mark Antony’s loyalty to Rome in question because of his love affair with Cleopatra VII of Egypt?

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Octavian

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20
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In what year was Caesar appointed dictator perpetuus or “dictator for life”?

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44 BC

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21
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What two men led the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar?

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(Marcus Iunius) Brutus & (Gaius Cassius) Longinus

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22
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Who campaigns against the Parthians until his death at Carrhae in 53 BC?

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Crassus

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23
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In what year does Octavian earn the name “Augustus” ending the Republic and beginning the Empire?

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27 BC

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24
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Who fled from Actium to Egypt in 31 BC when Agrippa gained the upper hand in battle?

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Mark Antony

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25
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Mark Antony has an open affair with what Egyptian queen, leading some Romans to question his allegiance to Rome?

A

Cleopatra VII

26
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In what year does Caesar defeat Vercingetorix at Alesia?

A

52 BC

27
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What tribune under Caesar passes a law exiling Cicero?

A

Clodius Pulcher

28
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What law legalized the Second Triumvirate?

A

Lex Titia

29
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In what year was the battle of Philippi?

A

42 BC

30
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In what year does Caesar cross the Rubicon, saying “alea iacta est”, and igniting civil war against Pompey?

A

49 BC

31
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In what year was the battle of Munda?

A

45 BC

32
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Who crosses the Rubicon in 49 BC, engaging in a civil war with Pompey?

A

Julius Caesar

33
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Of what Gallic tribe was Vercingetorix the chieftain?

A

Arverni

34
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Whom do Octavian and Mark Antony defeat at the battle of Philippi in 42 BC?

A

Brutus & Cassius

35
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What former consul was exiled due to a law passed by Clodius Pulcher, a tribune under Caesar?

A

Cicero

36
Q

In 44 BC, who was appointed dictator perpetuus or “dictator for life”?

A

Julius Caesar

37
Q

During Caesar’s Gallic campaigns, into what other province did he cross in 55 BC & 54 BC?

A

Britannia

38
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GIve the Latin & English for the phrase Caesar says as he crosses the Rubicon in 49 BC.

A

alea iacta est - the die is cast

39
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At what battle of 42 BC do Octavian and Mark Antony defeat Brutus and Cassius?

A

Philippi

40
Q

Name the three members of the Second Triumvirate.

A

Octavian, Mark Antony, & Lepidus

41
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What Gallic chieftain was displayed in Caesar’s triumph and executed shortly afterwards in 46 BC?

A

Vercingetorix

42
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What wife of Pompey dies in 54 BC precipitating the downfall of the First Triumvirate?

A

Julia

43
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During Caesar’s Gallic campaigns, who defeated Caesar at Gergovia in 52 BC?

A

Vercingetorix (& the Arverni)

44
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Name the two battles which Caesar loses in his life?

A

Gergovia and Dyrrhachium

45
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At what battle of 31 BC does Octavian (but really Agrippa) defeat Mark Antony and Cleopatra?

A

Actium

46
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Which member of the Second Triumvirate had an open affair with Cleopatra VII of Egypt?

A

Mark Antony

47
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In what year does Crassus die at the battle of Carrhae against the Parthians?

A

53 BC

48
Q

Although it was likely in Greek, what Latin phrase is Caesar said to have muttered upon his death?

A

Et tu, Brute

49
Q

Who defeats Caesar at Gergovia in 52 BC?

A

Vercingetorix

50
Q

Against what foreign people does Crassus campaign until his death at Carrhae in 53 BC?

A

Parthians

51
Q

After what battle against Pharnaces II does Caesar say “Veni, vidi, vici”?

A

Zela

52
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In what year did Caesar decisively defeat Pompey at Pharsalus?

A

48 BC

53
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In what year do Julius Caesar, Pompey, & Crassus agree to an alliance called the First Triumvirate?

A

60 BC

54
Q

Who served as co-consul with Caesar in 59 BC?

A

Bibulus

55
Q

Where in Spain does Caesar defeat his former lieutenant, Titus Labienus, and the sons of Pompey?

A

Munda

56
Q

What political alliance was legalized by the Lex Titia?

A

Second Triumvirate

57
Q

Where does Vercingetorix defeat Caesar in 52 BC?

A

Gergovia

58
Q

The First Triumvirate was cemented once Pompey married what woman, the daughter of Julius Caesar?

A

Julia

59
Q

Where do the members of the First Triumvirate meet to reestablish their alliance?

A

Luca

60
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What general of Octavian defeats Sextus Pompey at the battle of Naulochus in 36 BC?

A

(Marcus) Agrippa

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