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WCiv 1 Final

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Augustus won over the soldiers with _____
gifts
Augustus won over the populace with _____ _____
cheap grain
After the assassination of ______ ______ a civil war ensued between the forces of Marc Antony, Caesar's chief lieutenant and Octavian, Caesar's grand nephew and designated heir.
Julius Caesar
After the assassination of Julius Caesar a civil war ensued between the forces of ____ ______, Caesar's chief lieutenant and ________, Caesar's grand nephew and designated heir.
marc antony and octavian
After the assassination of Julius Caesar a _____ ___ ensued between the forces of Marc Antony, Caesar's chief lieutenant and Octavian, Caesar's grand nephew and designated heir.
civil war
After Antony's death, Octavian, by virtue of his military support, controlled the entire _____ ______
roman empire
Octavian went to the senate and proclaimed he had restored the ________
republic
Upon request of the senators, Octavian decided to assume the advisory position of princeps or "first citizen" and the honorary title of ________
augustus
Upon request of the senators, Octavian decided to assume the advisory position of princeps or "_____ _______" and the honorary title of Augustus
"first citizen"
As in the past, voting was in the __________, and ________ of ___________
assemblies and election of magistrates
Augustus' system of government was called the __________. Augustus was also called _______
principate emperor
Who is Tacitus?
the historian who tells the story "The transition from Republic to Principate," ya doofus
Who played Octavian in Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor?
Roddy McDowell
Augustus won over all men with ______
repose
Augustus was wholly _________
unapposed
After the battle the remaining Nobles were raised by ______ and _________
wealth and promotion
The State was ______________
revolutionized
Augustus took power after the assassination of ______ ______.
Julius Caesar
Augustus took power from ____ ______.
Marc Antony
Augustus won over the soldiers with _____.
gifts
Augustus won over the populace with _____.
grain
Rome was located on the plain of ______.
latium
The people who governed Rome at the outset of its history and strongly influenced its political and cultural practices were the _________.
etruscans
the government of rome was originally a monarchy but later became a ________
republic
in early rome, the _____ possessed the power of imperium
kings
the class of noble landowners who dominated roman society and politics during the republic was known as __________
patricians
in the roman republic, the mass of ordinary romans, mostly small farmers were called ________
plebians
the _______ ________ was the branch of roman government that included common citizens
curiate assembly
during the early republic, the roman ______ had control over the finances and foreign policy
senate
the chief executive officers of the roman republic who were responsible for leading the roman army into battle and administering the government were the _______
consuls
in the roman senate the defenders of the plebians were known as the ________
tribunes
the duties of the tribune were to protect the ________ from the arbitrary power of the magistrates
plebians
rome's treatment of conquered Italian cities promoted loyalty by granting roman ___________ to faithful allies
citizenship
the first punic war was waged between ________ and rome over control of the island of ______
carthage, sicily
the Carthaginian general who led an army across the alps in the hope of defeating rome was ________
hannibal
as a result of its conquests during and after the _____ wars, rome experienced serious social and political unrest
punic
Sallust believed that the destruction of ________ was the beginning of the decline of the roman republic because the lack of an external enemy led to increased conflict within the roman government
carthage
the roman general who began a new system of military recruitment that made soldiers loyal to their general and not the senate, was ______
marius
large plantations used for growing cash crops and worked by slaves were __________
latifundia
Tiberius Gracchus sought to solve the problems facing the roman republic through ____ _______
land reforms
the roman general who returned from spain as a military hero in 71 B.C.E. was ______
pompey
the first triumvirate was composed of ______, _______, and ______
pompey, crassus, and caesar
______ ______ was assassinated by leading senators convinced his death would restore the republic
Julius Caesar
after defeating the assassins of Caesar, Octavian's main rival for power was ____ ______
marc antony
________ established the praetorian guard to guard him and his successors
octavian
the most important basis of Augustus' power was the ________
army
roman literature reached its high point during the reign of emperor ________
augustus
rome's greatest lyric poet was ________
catullus
the greatest epic poet of the late republic was ______
virgil
the poet ____ wrote love elegies, and was banished by ________
ovid, augustus
the ___________ games were deemed vital by the government, as it diverted the mass of the population from potentially dangerous political or riotous activities
gladitorial
the _________ system created by Diocletian was intended to create an orderly and peaceful method of succession to the throne
tetrarchy
the first roman emperor to adopt Christianity was ___________
constantine
the roman emperor who redirected imperial energy eastward to the new, second capital was ___________
constantine
paul of Taurus played a major role in early Christianity because he spread the message of Jesus to ___ - ______ populations
non-jewish
Augustine sought in the writings to separate the fate of ____________ from the collapse of the roman world
christianity
________ was condemned as a heresy by the council of nicea because its adherents argued Jesus was a created being and not fully divine
arianism
the Germanic visigoths overwhelmed the armies of rome in 378 C.E. as the battle of __________
adrianople
after the fourth century C.E., the roman empire split into declining _____ and still flourishing _________ halves
vital, byzantine
three Germanic tribes that invaded the roman empire in the 4th and 5th centuries include the _________, ________, and ______
visigoths, lombards, and franks
geography forced rome to initially look ____
west
in the 9th century B.C. the _________ created the first city-state civilization to italy
etruscans
virgil's ______ described the legendary founding of rome in 753 B.C.
aeneid
the legendary founders of rome were _______ and _____
romalus and remus
the written law code of the romans could be found on the ______ ______
twelve tables
members of the aristocratic governing class in rome were known as the ___________
patricians
the symbol of power in rome was the ______
fasces
Hannibal and the carthagenians defeat the romans at the battle of ______
cannae
in battling the romans, the greek general _______ won at such cost he could not afford another such victory
pyrrhus
Tiberius and Gracchus were both ________ who tried to bring ____ _______ to rome
tribunes, land reforms
as it prospered, the early roman empire saw the development of a large gap between ____ and ____
rich and poor
the century of excellent emperors was ended by the disastrous reign of ________
commodus
Octavian would defeat the forces of marc antony at the naval battle of ______
actium
during the civil war between octavian and marc antony, antony joined forces with _________
cleopatra
Julius Caesar spends nine years conquering ____
gaul
Caligula and nero were descendents of augustus and could both be classified as _______ ______
immoral madmen
which of the roman generals defeated Hannibal?
scipio
the roman emperor who legalized Christianity was ___________
constantine
What powers or rights did the imperium give to roman kings?
to issue commands and to enforce them by fines, arrests, physical punishment and sometimes execution
who made up the plebian class in rome?
small farmers, lower class, poor, laborers
what were the duties of the censor?
identifying citizens and classifying them by age
as today, what was a problem roman teachers had with students?
arriving late
what was the land north of the Danube river known as?
germania
what were rich men who could qualify to serve in the roman cavalry called?
equestrians
what was the fate of ovid and what was his crime?
he was exiled for writing a poetic textbook on the art of seduction
what were three areas added to the roman empire between 14-98 C.E.
Britain, Lycia and mauretania
why did Diocletian divide the roman empire?
defense and a more effective government
who were the three invaders of roman territory in the fourth century?
huns, angles and lombards
what was a cause of the rapid spread of Christianity after the fourth century?
the conversion of the emperors
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