The Persian & Peloponnesian Wars
Name three members of the Peloponnesian League.
1) Sparta
2) Corinth
3) Elis
4) Tegea
This governmental office was only held for six-month periods during times of emergency in ancient Rome
Dictator
The first emperor of Rome
Octavian (Caesar Augustus)
The difficult terrain of these two geographical features was beneficial for defense purposes in ancient Rome
Mountains & Hills
This Roman socio-political class was composed of members of the landowning aristocracy
Patricians
The Persian Wars: The Greek's victory at this battle was largely due to their clever use of geography and the Athenian navy
Battle of Salamis
True or False: Parties in the ancient Greek "People's Courts" had the assistance of legal counsel.
False
The Roman politician who led the Senate in assassinating Julius Caesar
Marcus Junius Brutus
These two geographical features were beneficial for trading purposes in ancient Rome
Rivers & Coastal Access
The term for a military leader in ancient Greece
Strategos (Plural: Strategoi)
The Persian Wars: The Persian victory at this battle centered around a secret mountain pass
Battle of Thermopylae
This governmental body voted on laws and policies in ancient Greece
The Assembly (Ekklesia)
Alongside a grand military legacy, this Athenian general commissioned prominent public works on the Acropolis and instituted numerous governmental reforms, including promoting freedom of speech
Pericles
Name one of the two islands off the coast of the Italian peninsula.
Sicily & Sardinia
This military formation, perfected under Philip II of Macdeon, was instrumental in Alexander the Great's successful conquest of Persia
Phalanx
During the Peloponnesian Wars, this structure allowed the city of Athens to continually be resupplied by sea via the port of Piraeus
The Long Walls
The passage of this law made resolutions from the Plebeian Council binding on all citizens
Lex Hortensia
Not Julius Caesar or Pompey, this Roman military general was the third member of the First Triumvirate
Marcus Licinius Crassus
Bridging Europe and Asia, this narrow sea channel played a prominent role in both the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, as well as the conquests of Alexander the Great
Hellespont
Arising in a former Greek territory that had been conquered by Persia, this event served as the catalyst for the Persian Wars
The Ionian Revolt
The final battle of the Peloponnesian Wars, in which Sparta achieved total victory, was fought at this location
Aegospotami
For most of Rome's Republican period, this governmental body was responsible for the appointment of Senators
Censors
Not having started the Persian Wars, this Persian ruler still fought most of its battles after his father's death
King Xerxes I
Name two of Rome's seven hills.
1) Aventine
2) Caelian
3) Capitoline
4) Esquiline
5) Palatine
6) Quirinal
7) Viminal
Name the three members of the Second Triumvirate.
1) Octavian
2) Mark Antony
3) Marcus Lepidus