The Late Republic, Caesar, and Road to Empire - 1/18/23

Question 1

Spartacus facts (3)

Answer 1

-Thracian Leader
-forced to be a roman gladiator
-organizer of a gladiator prison breakout

Question 2

Significance of Spartacus

Answer 2

Rome often has revolts yet Spartacus inspired plebians AND slaves to fight back

Question 3

The 2 primary Roman political groups and who they were

Answer 3

Optimates - people who supported the rich/wealthy
Populares - people who supported primarily the common people

Question 4

Nobilitus:

Answer 4

inheritance or expected greatness from great ancestors

Question 5

Political group Caesar sides with & why

Answer 5

Populares since he reasoned that strength in numbers would beat the rich Marius also sided with them too (unexpected choice)

Question 6

Winner of the civil war

Answer 6

Sulla/the optimates

Question 7

Spares Caesar but purges many

Answer 7

Sulla

Question 8

Reason Caesar was spared & how this changed him

Answer 8

Caesar was spared because Sulla saw Marius in him

This changed Caesar since he realized value in forgiveness

Question 9

Caesar joins this to gain honor/build an impressive resume & keep away from Sulla

Answer 9

The Roman army

Question 10

Sulla dies so Caesar

Answer 10

leaves the army to speak out about goverment corruption

Question 11

Whilst speaking out about goverment corruption Caesar proposes

Answer 11

reforms and 8 changes (caesar becomes popular with the people)

Question 12

Defining Characteristic: While captured by pirates Caesar demands

Answer 12

a higher ransom & becomes friends with pirates

Question 13

Caesar essential becomes the only Consul in _____ by ____

Answer 13

59bc intimidation

Question 14

Members of the First Triumvirate & their roles

Answer 14

Caesar - the popular and former military general
Crassus - Wealthiest man in Rome
Pompy - Rome’s best general

Question 15

Caesar unauthorized conquers all of

Answer 15

Gaul into Germania & a foothold in Britania

Question 16

Caesar demands full political power from

Answer 16

Cicero

Question 17

Cicero is

Answer 17

Rome’s former senate leader (highly respected)

Question 18

Caesar is declared this by the senate

Answer 18

PUBLIC enemy #1

Question 19

legitimate political power can’t be won by the sword -_______

Answer 19

Cicero

Question 20

Crossing the Rubicon:

Answer 20

Doing something that cannot be undone

Question 21

January 10th significance

Answer 21

Caesar crossed the Rubicon, invading Rome

Question 22

_______ abandons Rome at the sight of Caesar rendering Rome _______

Answer 22

Pompy defenseless

Question 23

remaining alive senators grants

Answer 23

Caesar dictatorship (king for life)

Question 24

Caesar creates an alliance with

Answer 24

Cleopatra

Question 25

March 15, 44bc is the

Answer 25

Ides of March

Question 26

Organizers of Caesar's death

Answer 26

former friends Brutus & Cassius

Question 27

Caesar's death spot & date

Answer 27

The senate floor on March 15

Question 28

Caesar is a product of a

Answer 28

collapsing republic

Question 29

Cleopatra:

Answer 29

Pharaoh/Queen of Egypt

Question 30

Mark Antony:

Answer 30

Loyal sidekick to Caesar a lot like Ares

Question 31

Cicero:

Answer 31

Still a very respectable senate leader Despises Mark Antony

Question 32

Brutus & Cassius:

Answer 32

Assinaterors of Caesar Disliked by public

Question 33

Octavian:

Answer 33

Chosen heir of the popular Caesar/adopted son Smart, Sharp, Educated at the best schools Caesar's 18-year-old nephew Gains massive wealth

Question 34

The Second Triumvirate members:

Answer 34

Antony Octavian unimportant rich guy

Question 35

_____ & _______ post 2,000 Proscriptions in the forum against people that stand in their way of domination including Cicero

Answer 35

Octavian & Antony

Question 36

Proscriptions:

Answer 36

like bounties

Question 37

land Octavian & Antony split upon the success

Answer 37

Octavian - Rome for political power Antony - gets the rich east

Question 38

The ancient world's power couple

Answer 38

Antony & Cleopatra

Question 39

Antony writes a will along with

Answer 39

recognizing Caesarion as Rome's rightful heir

Question 40

Meanwhile in Rome Octavian (2)

Answer 40

declares political war on Egypt and smears enemy's publicity He also illegally steals and reads Antony's will kept safe in Rome's vault

Question 41

"The pen is mightier than the sword" -______

Answer 41

Octavian

Question 42

With Antony's will Octavian can

Answer 42

expose Antony and pushes for a fake recapture of Antony's land in an effort to save him from Cleopatra

Question 43

Antony's Fall (3)

Answer 43

-Antony & Cleopatra flee to Alexandria -Antony takes his own life -Cleopatra takes her own life with asp poison

Question 44

Octavian's nickname Princeps meaning

Answer 44

Rome's 1st citizen

Question 45

Unknowingly to Romans Octavian becomes

Answer 45

the first emperor of Rome

Question 46

The senate names Octavian

Answer 46

Augustus

Question 47

The general people are _____ with the "republic"

Answer 47

perfectly ok

Question 48

Cincinatus:

Answer 48

military leader, patrician, farmer, 1st dictator