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Question 1

Cataline

Answer 1

63 BC - Conspiracy of Cataline that resulted in his death
- Roman senator involved in a conspiracy against the Republic
- Cicero exposed the conspiracy and executed the conspirators without trial

Question 2

Cicero

Answer 2

43 BC - Hunted and killed according to the 2nd triumvirates of the enemies
- Influential senior politician known for his rhetoric and speech exposing the Catallinarian conspiracy
- One of most popular senators at the time of the Caesars and years afterward

Question 3

First Triumvirate
- Crassus
- Pompey
(Caesar)

Answer 3

60 BC - first triumvirate formed
- Crassus was a roman general and politician known for his WEALTH
- Pompey, a roman general and politician known for military successes esp in the East.
- Defeated by Caesar in Battle of Pharsalus murdered in Egypt

Question 4

Julius Caesar

Answer 4

49 BC - Crossing of the Rubicon, start of the civil war
- Popular, rose to power and was part of first triumvirate
- Pompey got himself elected as sole consul, and accused Caeasar of war crimes, he was to be arrested should he come back
- “Alae iacta est” - rubicon crossing, dice rolled

Question 5

Catullus

Answer 5

57 BC - brother dies, writes 3 poems lamenting his loss
- Roman poet famous for writing about personal themes (love, friends and family) and entertainment value
- Catullus 5 (lesbia)
- Catullus 13 (Cenabis bene)

Question 6

Clodia

Answer 6

60 BC - Involved in an affair with the Poet Catullus (SHES LESBIA!)
- Lover of greek art and culture, infoamous in patrician intellectual circles