Pompey
Pompey earned this title meaning "the Great."
What is Magnus?
Cicero is best known as a Roman statesman and this profession.
What is an orator (or lawyer)?
The famous phrase that relates to the prophecy of Caesar assassinated on this date in 44 BC.
What are the Ides of March?
The Second Triumvirate consisted of Octavian, Mark Antony and this third member.
Who is Lepidus?
This Egyptian queen formed a political and personal alliance with Mark Antony and consolidated his position away from Octavian.
Who is Cleopatra VII?
Pompey was granted extraordinary command to defeat this enemy in the Mediterranean sea.
Who were the pirates?
Cicero exposed and suppressed this conspiracy in 63 BC.
What is the Catiline Conspiracy?
Caesar was assassinated in this meeting place of the Senate.
What is the Theatre of Pompey?
The Second Triumvirate was legally established by this law in 43 BC.
What is the Lex Titia?
The decisive naval battle of the civil war occurred at this location in 31 BC.
What is Actium (or Battle of Actium)?
This law granted Pompey command against Mithridates in 66 BC.
What is the Lex Manilia?
Cicero held this highest elected office of the Roman Republic in 63 BC.
What is consul?
This leading conspirator was one of Caesar's former supporters.
Who is Brutus?
The Triumvirs defeated Brutus and Cassius at this battle in 42 BC.
The Battle of Philippi
Octavian used Antony's relationship with Cleopatra to portray him as disloyal to this state.
The name of Pompey's final wife who was previously married to the son of Crassus.
Who is Cornelia Metella?
The lists that resulted in the death of Cicero.
What were the proscriptions?
Rather than restoring the Republic, Caesar's assassination contributed directly to this development.
What is further civil war?
This marriage between Octavian's sister and this person temporarily unified the Roman Empire and pacified civil wars
Who is Mark Antony?
This controversial act by Antony appeared to favour Cleopatra and their children over Rome.
What are the Donations of Alexandria?
This constitutional issue is often associated with Pompey's extraordinary commands and rise to power.
What are extraordinary commands (or the weakening of traditional republican government)?
Historians value Cicero because his writings provide extensive evidence for this aspect of the late Republic.
What is Roman politics (or political life in the late Republic, or the fall of the Republic)?
This political vacuum created by Caesar's death allowed these three men to emerge as the dominant figures in Rome.
Who are Mark Antony, Octavian and Lepidus?
This agreement in 40 BC temporarily eased tensions within the Second Triumvirate by dividing the Roman world between Antony and Octavian.
What is the Treaty of Brundisium?
This political title and status held by Octavian enabled him to portray Antony as a threat to traditional Roman values and interests.
What is Caesar's heir (or adopted son of Caesar)?