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In what year did Claudius have Cicero exiled?
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58 B.C.
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What did Clodius do with "dole" to make people like him more?
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He changed the price of it to make it lower or something like that...
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In what year did Milo call Cicero back?
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57 B.C.
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Whom did Milo kill?
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Clodius on the Appian Way
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In what year did Caesar cross the Rubicon?
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49 B.C.
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What did Pompey do when Caesar tried to run for consul in Gaul?
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Talked the Senate out of letting Caesar do it
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What happened once Caesar crossed the Rubicon?
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THE Civil War started
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Who did Caesar have to face to try and win over Italy?
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Pompey
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Where did Pompey go to try and get his army?
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Brundism (He needed to leave from here to get to his army)
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Which engineer helped Caesar in trying to stop Pompey from getting out of Brundism?
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Vitruvius
(Vi-tru-vius) |
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What was the Rubicon River the offical border of?
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Italy (it separated Italy and Gaul)
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Where does Pompey go to try and get away from Caesar?
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Egypt
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Which 14 yr old king does Pompey meet in Egypt?
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Ptolemy
(P-tol-emy) |
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Who was Ptolemy's wife,sister, and enemy?
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Cleopatra
(Cleo-pat-ra) |
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Which battle in the civil war did Caesar actually lose?
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Dyrrhachium
(Dy-rr-hach-ium) |
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What does Ptolemy do with Pompey so he can "win" Caesar over?
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He cuts off his head
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Why is Caesar "convinced" by Cleopatra to join her?
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She has power
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What is the name of the kid Caesar and Cleopatra have together?
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Caesorum
(Cae-sor-um) |
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In what battle does the civil war end?
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Pharsalus
(Phar-sal-us) |
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In what battle is Pharnaces II defeated by Caesar after the Civil War?
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Zela
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Who was the son of Mithridates that Caesar defeated?
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Parnaces
(Par-nac-es) |
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What did Caesar say when he defeated Parnaces?
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Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered)
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What Numidian King did Caesar defeat along with who?
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Numidian King Juba and Cato the Younger
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What was the agnomen that Cato the Younger received?
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Uticensis
(Uti-cen-sis) |
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In what battle did Caesar defeat King Juba?
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Thapsus
(Thap-sus) |
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How long did Caesar make himself dictator in 48 B.C.?
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6 months..
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How long did Caesar make himself dictator in 47 B.C.?
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6 months...
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How long did Caesar make himself dictator in 46 B.C.?
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10 years
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How long did Caesar make himself dictator in 45 B.C.?
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Life..
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To what number did Caesar increase the senate number to while he was dictator?
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From 600 - 900
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What two things did Caesar do while dictator?
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Reformed calendar and increased senate number from 600 - 900
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In what year did Pompey build the first theater?
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55 B.C.
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What did the senate thing Caesar was starting to act like?
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A rex (king)
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Where was the battle of Munda fought?
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Spain
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In what year was the battle of Munda?
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45 B.C.
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Who were Pompey's sons?
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Cn. Pompey and Sextus Pompey
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In what battle did Cn. Pompey die against Caesar?
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Munda
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What did Sextus Pompey go to become after the battle of Munda?
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A pirate
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In what year did Cassius and Brutus make a plot to kill Caesar?
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44 B.C.
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What are the two things Cassius and Brutus are known for when they killed Caesar?
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Liberators and Assassins
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What was the date of Caesar's death?
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March 15th, 44 B.C. (Ides of March)
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Where did Caesar die?
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In the Campus Martius at the statue of Pompey in Pompey's theater
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Who built the first theater in Rome?
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Pompey
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During what battle of Cataline's army defeated in Eturia?
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Pistoria
(Pis-tor-ia) |
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What three things did Pompey want for his victory when he defeated Mithridates?
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1.) Triumph
2.) Land for Veterans 3.) Approval of all treaties made in east |
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What does the senate say to all of Pompey's request because of his victory against Mithridates?
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NO
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Who were the members of the First Triumvirate?
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Pompey, Cra$$u$, and Caesar
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In what year did Caesar want to be consul so he could eventually own Gaul?
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59 B.C.
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Who was the almost invisible consul of 59 B.C. with Caesar?
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Bibulus
(Bib-u-lus) |
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What did Bibulus decide to do because he didn't like Caesar's proposals?
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Practice augury and say that all of Caesar's ideas were going to turn out bad
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What is the consulship of 59 B.C. nicknamed?
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The consulship of "Julius and Caesar" (I made this one just in case..)
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In what year did Caesar go to "Gaul" (only really Transalpine and Cisalpine Gaul) to be a proconsul/governor?
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58 B.C.
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What law was made so Caesar could be a proconsul of Gaul for at least 5 years?
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Lex Vatinia
(Vat-in-ia) |
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What is the term called for extending the time of a governor/proconsul?
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Prorogation
(Pro-roga-tion) |
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What part of Gaul does Caesar not own because it is not yet a province of Rome?
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Comitia Gaul (Long-haired Gaul)
(Com-i-tia) |
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Where did Caesar, Pompey, and Cra$$u$ meet to discuss their partnership?
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Luca
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When did Caesar, Pompey, and Cra$$u$ all meet in Luca?
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56 B.C.
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What did Pompey and Caesar do to strengthen their relationship?
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Julia (Caesar's daughter) married Pompey
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In what year did Caesar go to both Gaul and Britain (he left both though..)?
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55 B.C.
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What river did Caesar cross to go into Gaul?
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Rhine River
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When did Julia (Caesar's daughter) die from sickness?
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54 B.C.
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In what year did Cra$$u$ go to Parthia in the east with his son to take it over?
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53 B.C.
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Why did Cra$$u$ go to Parthia with his son?
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He was jealous because of how good Caesar and Pompey were at military stuff
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Where did Cra$$u$ die and what did the people there do to him?
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Parthia; they poured gold down his throat
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In what battle did Cra$$u$ and his son die?
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Carrhae
(Carr-hae) |
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In what year did Vercingetorix unite Gaul against Caesar?
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52 B.C.
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Who united Gaul against Caesar in 52 B.C.?
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Vercingetorix
(Ver-cin-get-o-rix) |
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In which battle did Caesar lose with Vercingetorix?
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Gergovia
(Ger-gov-ia) |
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During which battle did Caesar built a huge barrier around Vercingetorix that had tons of booby-traps?
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Alesia
(Ale-sia) |
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How did Caesar eventually defeated Vercingetorix?
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He starved him out during the battle of Alesia with a huge barrier around him
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In what year does Sulla die?
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78 B.C.
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Who was Sertorius a supporter of?
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The populares
(Pop-u-lar-es) |
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What is the word for Roman power?
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Imperium
(Im-per-ium) |
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Where did Sertorius move into?
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Spain
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What did Setorius do in Spain?
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Set up an anti-Rome army
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Whom did the senate give all basically all power to after Sulla's death?
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Sertorius
(Ser-tor-ius) |
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Whom did the senate give imperium to to fight Sertorius?
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Pompey
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Why was giving Pompey imperium to fight Sertorius such an "extraordinary" command?
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Pompey had never been in the Cursus Hororum
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In what year was the rebellion of the slaves?
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73 B.C.
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Who led the rebellion of the slaves in 73 B.C.?
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Spartacus
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During what years was the slave rebellion?
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73 - 71 B.C.
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What did Spartacus do to start the slave revolt?
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He killed his teacher
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Who was Spartacus' ally in the slave revolt?
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Crixus
(Crix-us) |
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Who did most of the work in putting down the slave revolt?
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M. Licinius Cra$$u$
(Lic-in-ius) |
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Which two Roman leaders defeated Spartacus and the slave revolt?
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Pompey and Cra$$u$
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Why did Cra$$u$ get irritated at Pompey after the slave revolt?
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Pompey claimed all the credit for defeating Spartacus
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What fruit did Lucullus introduce to the Romans?
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Cherries
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In what garden did Lucullus bring cherries into the Roman Empire?
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Horti Luculli
(Hor-ti Luc-u-lli) |
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Who fought for the Romans during the 2nd Mithridate War?
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Lucullus
(Lu-cull-us) |
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Who were the consul members of 70 B.C.?
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Cra$$u$ and Pompey
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During what year did Cicero give the "In Verrem" speech?
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70 B.C.
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What two things did Cra$$u$ and Pompey do during their consulship?
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1.) The Tribune was given power again after Sulla deprived it
2.) De Rependis were put back into place (Extortion Courts) **Note: They might of made new ones instead of bring them back, not sure. |
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What law in what year gave Pompey the power of the entire Mediterranean Sea?
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Lex Gabinia; 67 B.C.
(Gab-in-ia) |
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What was the name of the haircut Pompey had and who originally had it?
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Anastole; Alexander
(Ana-stole) |
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In how many days did Pompey get all the pirates out of the Mediterranean?
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40 days
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What law in what year gave Pompey control of all of the Mediterranean Sea to get rid of the pirates?
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Lex Gabinia; 67 B.C.
(Gab-in-ia) |
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What law gave Pompey control of all of the Mediterranean Sea to get rid of the pirates?
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Lex Gabinia; 67 B.C.
(Gab-in-ia) |
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What law gave Pompey control of all of the Mediterranean Sea to get rid of the pirates?
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Lex Gabinia; 67 B.C.
(Gab-in-ia) |
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What law gave Pompey control of all of the Mediterranean Sea to get rid of the pirates?
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Lex Gabinia; 67 B.C.
(Gab-in-ia) |
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What law gave Pompey control of all of the Mediterranean Sea to get rid of the pirates?
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Lex Gabinia; 67 B.C.
(Gab-in-ia) |
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Where did the pirates run to after Pompey chased them out of the Mediterranean?
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Cicilia
(Cic-i-lia) |
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In what year did the Lex Manilia take place?
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66 B.C.
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What speech did Cicero give trying to convince the senate to let Pompey have power in the east to defeat the Mithridates?
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Pro Lege Manilia
(Pro Lege Man-i-lia) |
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What law was passed so Pompey could have control of the entire east?
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Lex Manilia
(Man-i-lia) |
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During what years did Pompey defeat the Mithridates?
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66 - 60 B.C.
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What did the king of the Mithridates, when he was close to defeat, tell his slave to do because he was immune to poison?
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Stab him
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In what year was Cicero a consul?
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63 B.C.
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Was Cicero a Plebian or Patrician?
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Plebian (Cicero was a Novus Homo)
(Pleb-ian) |
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How many speeches did Cicero give the senate trying to convince them of Catiline's crimes?
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4 speeches
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What does Catilina do after Cicero's "In Catalinam" speeches?
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He fled to his friend Manlius in Etruria to attack Rome
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In what year did Cicero run against Gaius Antonius and C. Sergius Catilina for consul?
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64 B.C.
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In what year was Julius Caesar elected Pontifex Maximus?
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63 B.C.
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What tribe told the senate Catiline's plans and where were they from?
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Allobroges; they were from Gaul
(Allo-bro-ges) |
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Who wanted the Catiline conspirators to live?
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Julius Caesar
(Jul-ius Cae-sar) |
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Who wanted the Catiline conspirators to die?
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Cato the Younger
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Why was Cicero exiled from Rome?
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He killed the Catiline conspirators without a trial
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