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83 Cards in this Set
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How many times was Gaius Marius Consul? In what years?
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7 times. 107, 104, 103, 102, 101, 100, 86.
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When was the Jugurthine War?
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112-105 B.C.
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What war happened between 112-105 B.C.?
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Jugurthine War
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When did Transalpine Gaul become a Roman Provence? What number was it?
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121 B.C.
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What became the 8th Roman Provence in 121 B.C.?
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Transalpine Gaul.
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Who was Jugurtha?
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The adopted son of Micipsa, King of Numidia.
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Where and when was Gaius Marius born?
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Arpinum, 157 B.C.
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What other two reformes did Drusus propose during his tribuneship?
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He subsidized grain and land allotments for the poor and he granted Roman citizenship to Italian allies.
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When was the Social War?
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90-88 B.C.
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What were the two fronts of the Social War
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Etruria in the North and Campania in the South.
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What was the name of the law that granted Roman citizenship to all allies who had stayed loyal to Rome during the social war? who was it named after? When was it passed?
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Lex Julia. Julius Caesar. 90 B.C.
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What was the name of the law that granted Roman Citizenship to all Italian allies? When was it passed?
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Lex Plautia-Papiria. 89 B.C.
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What was the name of the law that granted Roman citizenship to all inhabitants of Cisalpine Gaul. When was it passed? Who was it named after? Who was he?
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Lex Pompeia. 89 B.C. Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo. Pompey's father.
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Who won the north front of the social war? What three famous Romans were in his army?
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Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo. Cicero, Catiline, Pompey the Great.
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Who won the southern front of the social war?
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Lucius Conelius Sulla
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What is the term for four magistrates?
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Quattuorviri.
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Who were the major Optimate/Populares opponents after the social war?
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Sulla and Marius
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What was Sulla's rank during the Jugurthine war?
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Quaestor
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In what war was Sulla's first main command. When was it?
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First Mithridatic War. 89-85 B.C.
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When did Sulla first march on Rome?
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88 B.C.
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What were Sulla's two main reformes?
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Senatorial approval required for all legislation. Comitia Centuriata became main legislative body.
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What war lasted from 89-85 B.C.
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The first Mithridatic war.
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What were the two main battles of the Mithridatic war that Rome won?
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The battle at Chaeronea and the battle at Orchomenus.
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When was Athens besieged during the Mithridatic war?
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87 B.C.
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When was Athens sacked during the Mithridatic war?
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86 B.C.
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When was Lucius Valerius Flaccus Consul?
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86 B.C.
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What event ended the first Mithridatic war? When did it happen?
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The peace of Dardanus. 85 B.C.
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When did Sulla cross to Greece after the first Mithridatic war?
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84 B.C.
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When was Sulla's second march on Rome?
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83 B.C.
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When was Lucius Cornelius Cinna consul?
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87 - 84 B.C.
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Who was consul from 87 - 84 B.C.
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Lucius Cornelius Cinna?
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Who diposed Cinna as consul?
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Gnaius Octavius.
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When did Cinna and Marius march on Rome?
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87 B.C.
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Who marched on Rome in 87 B.C.
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Cinna and Marius
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When were Marius and Cinna Consols?
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86 B.C.
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Who were the two Consuls in 86 B.C.?
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Marius and Cinna.
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When did Sulla defeat the Roman army at Brundisium?
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83 B.C
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Where did Sulla defeat the Roman army in 83 B.C.?
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Brundisium.
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Where did Sulla defeat Marius in 82 B.C.
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Sacriportus.
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When did Sulla defeat Marius at the Battle of Sacriportus?
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82 B.C.
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Who was on the Sullan side during the civil war? Who was on the Marian side?
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Pompey, and Crassus. Carbo and the Younger Marius.
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Who did Marius ally with after the defeat at Sacriportus?
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The Samnites.
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Where and when did Sulla defeat Marius and the Samnites?
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Colline Gate.
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Which Sullan supporter defeated which Marian supporter in Spain?
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Annius defeated Sertorius
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Which Sullan supporter defeated which Marian supporter in Sicily?
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Pompey defeated Carbo.
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Which Sullan supporter defeated which Marian supporter in Africa?
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Pompey defeated Domitius Aheno Barbus.
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When did Sulla gain supreme power over Rome?
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80 B.C.
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What were Sulla's Proscriptions?
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Death without trial
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How many Equites were subjected to Sulla's proscriptions?
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2,600
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How many Senators were subjected to Sulla's proscriptions?
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90
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What did the Lex Valeria allow? When was it passed?
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It allowed Sulla to be appointed dictator and validated his actions. 82 B.C.
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What was the Agnomen given to Sulla? What does it mean?
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"Felix" the fortunate.
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How many reformes did Sulla put forward after being named Dictator? What were the types?
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Three. Political, Judicial, and Magisterial
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What did Sulla's Political reforme consist of?
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It cubed the power of the Tribunes and took away their right to initiate legislation, restricted their power of veto, and prevented them from holding higher office.
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What did Sulla's Judicial reforme consist of?
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It disqualified Equestrians from acting as jurors and gave the power to the senate. It also doubled the Senate numbers from 300 to 600 and the number of quaestors from 10 to 20. The number if Praetors was raised form 6 to 8.
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What were the new jury courts created to deal with?
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Treason, Electoral Bribery, Fraud, Embezzlement, Murder, and Violent Assault.
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What did Sulla's Magisterial reforme consist of?
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It reinstated the Lex Villa Annalis of 180 B.C.
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What did the Lex Villa Annalis consist of? When was it first enacted?
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It regulated the Cursus Honorum and placed and age restriction on certain posts. Quaestors had to be at least 30, Praetors 39, and Consuls 42. It instated a 10 year interval between repetitions of the same magistracy and forbid consecutive consulship. 108 B.C.
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What became the 10th Roman Provence? When?
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Cisalpine Gaul. 82 B.C.
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How did the Jugurthine war start?
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Jugurtha invaded his adopted brother Adherbal's territory and executed him as well as several Italian businessmen.
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What was the name of the general who first saw success in the Jugurthine war? When?
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus. 109 - 108 B.C.
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Who took over command from Metellus during the Jugurthine war? When?
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Gaius Marius. 107 B.C.
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Who was Marius' quaestor during the Jugurthine war?
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
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How did Sulla put an end to the Jugurthine war?
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He persuaded Jugurtha's ally, King Bocchus of Maurentia to betray him.
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What two Germanic tribes invaded Transalpine Gaul in 113 B.C.?
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The Teutones and the Cimbri.
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What Battle did the Cimbri and Teutones win against the Roman army leading to Marius' election as Consul for the second time? When?
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The battle of Arausio. 105 B.C.
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In which battle did Marius defeat the Teutones? When?
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The Battle of Aquae Sextiae. 102 B.C.
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In which battle did Marius defeat the Cimbri in 101 B.C?
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The Battle of Vercellae.
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What was the key to Marius' popularity and success?
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He created a proletariat army consisting of the landless poor that overpopulated the city of Rome.
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How many men in one cohort?
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Six centuries of 100 men each.
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How many cohorts in one legion?
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Ten. 6,000 men.
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Who was the tribune during Marius' sixth consulship?
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Lucius Appuleius Saturninus.
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Who was praetor during Marius' sixth consulship?
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Gaius Servilius Glaucia.
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What is Maiestas? Who first introduced the concept and in what law 103 B.C?
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Treason. Saturninus in his Lex Appuleia.
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What does S.C.U. stand for? What does it mean?
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Senatus Consultum Ultimum. The ultimate decree of the Senate gave dictatorial power to the Consuls in times of crisis during the late Roman Republic.
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What was the name of the law that established the first permanent court in 149 B.C.? What crime was it created to deal with? When was it created? To what class did the Jurors belong?
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Lex Calpurnia. Extortion. Senatorial class.
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What law reformed the Lex Calpurnia in 123 B.C. Who did it name as new Jurors.
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Lex Acilia. Equatates.
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What law gave power back to the Senators in the extortion courts in 196 B.C.?
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Lex Servilia
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What political side was Livius Drusus on?
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Optimates.
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What political office did Livius Drusus hold in 91 B.C.?
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Tribune.
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How did Drusus resolve the issue of who should be Jurors in the extortion courts?
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He allowed 300 equites entry into the Senate so that the jury would be half Senator and half Equestrian.
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Who did Marius defeat at the Battle of Vercellae.
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The Cimbri?
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Name the seven Western and three Eastern Roman Provinces
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Sicily, Sardinia-Corsica, Nearer Spain, Further Spain, Africa, Transalpine Gaul, Cisalpine Gaul. Macedonia, Asia Minor, Cilicia.
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