The Triumvirates
Along with Julius Caesar and Pompey, this third wealthy Roman rounded out the First Triumvirate.
Who was Crassus?
Caesar famously led his troops across this river, committing an act of treason.
What is the Rubicon?
This is a title given to a representative of the poor.
What is tribune?
In 27 BC, the Senate granted Octavian this specific honorific title, which meant the "revered one."
What is Augustus?
To cement their political alliance, Caesar married his daughter Julia to this general partner.
Who was Pompey?
What is "the die is cast"?
What is the title given to the chief priest of Rome and the highest religious authority in the Roman state.
Instead of calling himself "King" or "Dictator," Augustus adopted this modest title, meaning "First Citizen."
What is Princeps?
Adopted as Caesar's primary heir, the teenager burst onto the political scene to claim is legacy.
Who is Octavian?
These were the people who supported Caesar because of the reforms he was creating and the popularity he was gaining from his propaganda.
The plebeians.
Latin for "Son of a god;" a title used by Octavian after Julius Caesar was declared a god.
What is Divi Filius?
This two-century era of relative political peace was initiated under Augustus's rule.
Pax Romana.
These three powerful men legally established the Second Triumvirate.
This calendar date is known historically as the "Ides of March," the day Julius Caesar was assassinated.
What is March 15, 44 BC?
These were official lists of people declared enemies of the state who could be killed and whose property could be seized.
What are proscriptions?
What was the first period of the Roman Empire?
What is the First Triumvirate?
The Senate conspirators were triggered into action after Caesar accepted this title, which meant absolute ruler for life.
What is Dictator for Life?