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Questions for History of Ancient Rome by Garret Fagan www.YoYoBrain.com - Accelerators for Memory and Learning Questions for History of Ancient Rome by Garret Fagan Category: Pre-Republic - (12 questions) What is the range of mountains that run Apennine range down the center of Italy 3 main plains in Italy Po River Valley in northplain of Latium around RomeCampania around Naples How many legendary kings of Rome were 7 there Who was first legendary king of Rome Romulus What was second king of Rome, Numa establishing religious traditions of Rome Pompilius, famous for What was Rome 3rd legendary king, Tullius attacking neighboring peoples Hostilus, famous for Where were the 2 Tarquin kings from Etruscan What was basic political unit pre-Republic tribes - started as 3 and expanded to 21 Romans born into What social unit were pre-Republic families clans grouped into What was the function of the Curiate to ratify the senate's choice of king and Assembly in pre-Republican Rome confer power of command (imperium) on him Who was the last king of Rome Tarquinius Superbus (the Arragont) Who was the woman raped by Sextus Lucretia Tarquinius leading to ouster of king Category: Republican - (30 questions) What was the title of the second in command Master of Horse to a temporary dictator in Republican Rome What was the Struggle of the Orders in internal social and political conflict between Roman history Plebians and Patrician classes that ran between 494 BC and 287 BC When did the Roman plebians first "secede" 494 B.C. from Rome during Struggle of the Orders When was law passed making laws passed 287 BC by plebian council binding on all Romans passed When was Patrician order closed to new 450 BC member in Roman history During what time period did Rome conquer 8th to 3rd centuries BC Italy What treaty and when was the Latin League 493 BC in Treaty of Cassius formed by Rome When was First Sammite War with Rome 343-341 BC When was Second Sammite War with Rome 326-304 BC When was Third Sammite War with Rome 298-290 BC - and was last stand of free Italy and what did it represent from Roman expansion 3 levels of settlements set up by Roman "Latin Rights" - second class citizenship by Republic Romans put in new coloniesMunicipium - below level of colonies"treaty states" - bilateral agreements with individual cities/states What percent of Roman Republic army came 50 percent from allies What was primary motivation of Carthaginian profit and cost-effectiveness policy during Punic Wars What group captured Messena and drug Italian adventures called Marmertines Carthage and Rome into war What event caused Carthage to avoid land Roman storming of Agrigentum in 262 BC battles with Rome during First Punic War When did Rome launch their fleet against 260 BC Carthage in First Punic War When did Rome invade Africa during First 256 BC - but was ambushed and destroyed Punic War in 255 BC When did Rome annex Sardinia and Corsica 238 BC from Carthage What was Romes first province Sicily, grabbed from Carthage in 241 BC What event drew Rome into eastern pirate activity originating from Illyria Mediteranean in 229 BC What Roman territory expansion occured in due to invasion of Gallic tribe Cisalpina was 225 BC annexed as province Dispute over what town triggered 2nd Punic Saguntum in Spain War When and where was Hannibal's brother battle of Metauraus in 207 BC killed in 2nd Punic War Where did Rome defeat Macedonean king Pydna in northern Greece Persus in 169 BC What caused formal annexation of revolt by 4 republics under Antigonid Macedonia as Roman province pretender in 150 BC When did Aetolian League invite Antiochus 193 BC III to liberate them from Rome Name of battle Romans defeated Antiochus Battle of Magnesia III in 189 BC What action caused Rome to destroy when Rhodes attempted mediation between commerce of Rhodes Rome and Perseus in 168 BC Rome decreed tax free status of competitor 4 main offices in Roman Republic called Quaestors - financial dutiesAediles - basic "Run of Offices" upkeep of cityPraetors - judicial and militaryConsul - leading magistrates (2) 3 principles of popular assemblies under 1.) only meet when summoned by an Roman Republic officer2.) voting was in blocks (like US electoral college)3.) voting stopped when majority was reached Category: Roman Revolution - (26 questions) What marked the start of the Roman tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus in 133 BC Revolution 3 platforms Gaius Gracchus campaigned on 1 - cheap food for masses2 - equites gained right to judge senatorial class for extortion in provinces3 - citizenship for Italian allies Event that propelled Gaius Marius to defeating Numidians and capturing Jugurtha prominence in 105 BC Major military reform in Roman army by enlisted mob and equipped them at state's Gaius Marius expense - prior every man must have wealth to supply on equipment Who tried to give Italian allies franchise in 91 Marius Livius Druses BC before being murdered What was Mithradates' Asiatic Vespers act in had all Roman citizens killed on one evening 89 BC in Asia - up to 80,000 people What event triggered Sulla taking Rome by when in 88 BC Sulla was given command by force Senate to counter Mithradates and tribune had Marius Gaius appointed to replace him When did Gaius Marius flee Sulla to north 87 BC Africa When did Sulla conclude a peace with 85 BC Mithridates When did Sulla gain control of Rome and mid 82 BC Italy When did Sulla resign dictatorship of Rome 79 BC Who tried to grab power in Rome after Marius Aemilius Lepidus in 77 BC Sulla's death What general defeated power grab of Pompey the Great Lepidus in Roman Republic in 77 BC What was next command given to Pompey sent to Spain to defeat Sertorius who has set the Great after defeat of Amelius Lepidous up counter government to Rome (77-72 BC) When was slave revolt by Spartacus in 73 BC Rome When did Mithridates initiate second war 75 BC with Rome What was the title of high priest in Roman pontifex maimux Republic When did Pompey return to Rome as private 62 BC citizen after victories in east When did First Triumvirate get Julius Caesar 59 BC elected as consul What benefits did Julius Caesar grab for 1.) assigned himself command of Cisalpin Triumvirate when he was consul and Transalpine Gaul 2.) Pompey got the land law for his veterans and eastern settlements ratified 3.) Crassius had laws past that increased wealth What was the time period for Julius Caesar's 59 - 49 BC conquest of Gaul When did Pompey's wife Julia (daughter of 54 BC Caesar) die When was Crassius's death and defeat by 53 BC Parthians When was Pompey murdered in Egypt 48 BC What was final battle between Julius Caesar Munda in Spain in 45 BC and Pompey's supporters When did Julias Caesar's involvement with during winter of 48-47BC Cleopatra begin Category: Imperial - (34 questions) First major confrontation after Julius Mark Antony marched on Senate Caesar's death appointment to governor of Cisalpine / Transalpine Gaul - D. Brutus What Roman emperor initiated the Dominate Diocletian (284-305 AD) What happened after Mark Antony moved to he tried to bring Octavian up on charges, control Cisalpine / Transalpine Gaul Octavian raised 2 legions on his own initiative and sided with Senate What political innovation did Roman emperor Tetrachy - rule of 4 princes where he divided Diocletian introduce the empire into 2 parts with senior and junior ruler When did Octavian sieze control of Rome 43 BC Who formed the Second Triumvirate and 43 BCMarcus AntonyOctavianMarius when Aemilius Lepidus First major action by Second Triumvirate drew up a proscription list and killed thousands in order to grab enough money to fund troops Who was the leading victim of Second Cicero - original supporter of Octavian Triumvirate's proscription list against Antony What territory was Aemilius Lepidus of Africa Second Trimvirate given Who formented a rebellion against Octavian Mark Antony's brother L. Antonius and in Italy in 41 BC Antony's wife Fulvia What was "The Donations of Alexandra" in where Mark Antony appeared with Cleopatra 34 BC in Alexandria and announce splitting up the eastern empire with Cleopatra's children What was the meaning of Caesar Augustus' leading citizen title: princeps What were the years of the reign of Caesar 31 BC - AD 14 Augustus How many legions did Caesar Augustus 28 legions maintain in army Who suceeded Caesar Augustus as emperor Tiberius Who wrote Roman history Annals in 120 AD Tacitus What were the years of Roman emperor 14 - 37 AD Tiberius's reign What emperor followed Tiberius (2nd Roman Gaius , a.k.a. Caligulus (37-41) emperor) Who suceeded Caligula as Roman emperor Claudius (41-54) Who was the last Julio-Claudian emperor Nero 54-68 What dynasty followed the Julio-Claudian in Flavians 69-96 AD Rome What dynasty followed Roman Flavians Antonine (or Adoptive) 98-180 What Roman imperial dynasty followed Severans 193-235 AD Antonine Who was the last of the Adoptive Emperors Marcus Aurelius in Rome How many Roman emperors were there from 24 legitimate and 24 usurpers 211-284 AD Where were the Goths from Poland When did the Franks pour across the Rhine 253 AD When did the Goths launch seaborne 265 AD invasion of Asia Minor When did the Parthian kingdom fall to in 230s Sassanids When was Rome's eastern capital, Antioch, AD 260 captured by Sassinads When was rule of Roman emperor 379-395 AD Theodosius the Great When did Roman emperor Constantine call 324 AD the Council of Nicea When did Atilla the Hun die 425 AD Leader of Visigoths who sacked Rome in Alaric 410 AD Category: Culture - (6 questions) Pliny the Youger's quote about equality "nothing is more unequal than equality itself" Most fundamental formative factor in shaping land ownership the Roman family What is euergetism system in Roman cities system of private citizens donating public projects for cities What public building became a symbol of public bath houses Roman civilization When were first gladiators introduced into 264 BC Rome What was the title of chief priest in Rome pontifex maximus.
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