Republic: Fall of the Republic (Part 2) Flashcards
Name the three members of the First Triumvirate.
Julius Caesar, Pompey, & Crassus
In what year was the battle of Actium?
31 BC
Give the exact date of Julius Caesar’s assassination.
March 15th (The Ides of March), 44 BC
Whom did Mark Antony marry, solidifying the Second Triumvirate?
Octavia (the sister of Octavian)
Which of the members of the First Triumvirate was the first to die?
Crassus
What was the result of the battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC?
Caesar defeats Pompey
Where does Caesar defeat Pompey in 48 BC?
Pharsalus
In what year does Julius Caesar serve as consul?
59 BC
Who fights a series of wars in Gaul from 58-51 BC and authors a De Bello Gallico about his conquest?
Julius Caesar
Give the Latin & English for the phrase Caesar says after the battle of Zela in 47 BC against Pharnaces II?
veni, vidi, vici - I came, I saw, I conquered
At what battle does Crassus die against the Parthians in 53 BC?
Carrhae
What general of Octavian leads his forces at the battle of Actium against Mark Antony in 31 BC?
Agrippa
What staunch enemy of Mark Antony and Pater Patriae is killed at Formiae in 43 BC?
Cicero
In his own forum, Julius Caesar built a temple to what goddess, from whom he claimed ancestry?
Venus Genetrix
Where does Caesar defeat Vercingetorix and the Arverni in 52 BC?
Alesia
In what year was the Second Triumvirate formed?
43 BC
What name is given to the alliance between Julius Caesar, Pompey, & Crassus?
First Triumvirate
Who was assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BC?
Julius Caesar
Who used propaganda to put Mark Antony’s loyalty to Rome in question because of his love affair with Cleopatra VII of Egypt?
Octavian
In what year was Caesar appointed dictator perpetuus or “dictator for life”?
44 BC
What two men led the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar?
(Marcus Iunius) Brutus & (Gaius) Cassius (Longinus)
Who campaigns against the Parthians until his death at Carrhae in 53 BC?
Crassus
In what year does Octavian earn the name “Augustus” ending the Republic and beginning the Empire?
27 BC
Who fled from Actium to Egypt in 31 BC when Agrippa gained the upper hand in battle?
Mark Antony
Mark Antony has an open affair with what Egyptian queen, leading some Romans to question his allegiance to Rome?
Cleopatra VII
In what year does Caesar defeat Vercingetorix at Alesia?
52 BC
What tribune under Caesar passes a law exiling Cicero?
Clodius Pulcher
What law legalized the Second Triumvirate?
Lex Titia
In what year was the battle of Philippi?
42 BC
In what year does Caesar cross the Rubicon, saying “alea iacta est”, and igniting civil war against Pompey?
49 BC
In what year was the battle of Munda?
45 BC
Who crosses the Rubicon in 49 BC, engaging in a civil war with Pompey?
Julius Caesar
Of what Gallic tribe was Vercingetorix the chieftain?
Arverni
Whom do Octavian and Mark Antony defeat at the battle of Philippi in 42 BC?
Brutus & Cassius
What former consul was exiled due to a law passed by Clodius Pulcher, a tribune under Caesar?
Cicero
In 44 BC, who was appointed dictator perpetuus or “dictator for life”?
Julius Caesar
During Caesar’s Gallic campaigns, into what other province did he cross in 55 BC & 54 BC?
Britannia
GIve the Latin & English for the phrase Caesar says as he crosses the Rubicon in 49 BC.
alea iacta est - the die is cast
At what battle of 42 BC do Octavian and Mark Antony defeat Brutus and Cassius?
Philippi
Name the three members of the Second Triumvirate.
Octavian, Mark Antony, & Lepidus
What Gallic chieftain was displayed in Caesar’s triumph and executed shortly afterwards in 46 BC?
Vercingetorix
What wife of Pompey dies in 54 BC precipitating the downfall of the First Triumvirate?
Julia
During Caesar’s Gallic campaigns, who defeated Caesar at Gergovia in 52 BC?
Vercingetorix (& the Arverni)
Name the two battles which Caesar loses in his life?
Gergovia and Dyrrhachium
At what battle of 31 BC does Octavian (but really Agrippa) defeat Mark Antony and Cleopatra?
Actium
Which member of the Second Triumvirate had an open affair with Cleopatra VII of Egypt?
Mark Antony
In what year does Crassus die at the battle of Carrhae against the Parthians?
53 BC
Although it was likely in Greek, what Latin phrase is Caesar said to have muttered upon his death?
Et tu, Brute
Who defeats Caesar at Gergovia in 52 BC?
Vercingetorix
Against what foreign people does Crassus campaign until his death at Carrhae in 53 BC?
Parthians
After what battle against Pharnaces II does Caesar say “Veni, vidi, vici”?
Zela
In what year did Caesar decisively defeat Pompey at Pharsalus?
48 BC
In what year do Julius Caesar, Pompey, & Crassus agree to an alliance called the First Triumvirate?
60 BC
Who served as co-consul with Caesar in 59 BC?
Bibulus
Where in Spain does Caesar defeat his former lieutenant, Titus Labienus, and the sons of Pompey?
Munda
What political alliance was legalized by the Lex Titia?
Second Triumvirate
Where does Vercingetorix defeat Caesar in 52 BC?
Gergovia
The First Triumvirate was cemented once Pompey married what woman, the daughter of Julius Caesar?
Julia
Where do the members of the First Triumvirate meet to reestablish their alliance?
Luca
What general of Octavian defeats Sextus Pompey at the battle of Naulochus in 36 BC?
(Marcus) Agrippa
