Who Said It?
Said, "You have not killed [me]...you have killed the Republic."
Who was Julius Caesar?
Tiberis Gracchus met his untimely end in this way.
What is being beaten to death by political opponents?
He was a notoriaus adulterer and a brilliant general.
Who was Julius Caesar?
What is, the rumor that he would make himself king?
Said that the Roman's freedom contained the seeds of their own destruction.
Who was Tom Holland?
Lucious Cornelius Sulla took control of Rome in this way.
What was enterin the city and executing his political opposition?
He won numerous victories, anexed Syria and thought little of the law saying that it should not be cited to those who bore swords or held power.
Who was Pompey the Great?
He formed a triumvirate with Crassus and Pompey agreeing to to this.
What is oppose legislation disliked by any one of them?
Said, "I have mourned for my country more deeply and longer than any mother for her only son."
Who was Cicero?
Gaius Gracchus was stabbed to death for this reason.
What was failing to grant full citizenship to all Latins and a failed third year as tribune?
He built his fortune by purchasing confiscated properties at below market prices and purchasing mines that had belonged to the state.
Who was Marcus Crassus?
His demand for a higher ransom for himself when captured by this group showed his confidence and perhaps pride.
Who were the pirates?
Noted that a state free from danger was prone to corruption and that those who had less would envy those who had more.
Who was Polybius?
Caused the weaknesss of the Republic and and the precedent of using force for political gain.
What was Marius and Sulla's civil war?
Know as "father of the fatherland", he was praised for his oratory as a faithful citizen of Rome. He delighted in books, literature, history and time with his daughter.
Who was Marcus Tullius Cicero?
He crossed the Rubicon with a single legion as a bodyguard even though it was illegal, for fear of this.
What is for fear that Pompey would arrest and execute him?
Announced to the people that they were "gradually sinking into pauperism and descreasing in numbers, with no hope of betterment."
Who was Tiberious Sempronius Gracchus?
Tiberius Gracchus attempted to pass a bill for using the donated treasury of the king of Pergamum to help this group.
Who were the small-scale farmers?
Who was Lucius Cornelius Sulla?
As a student he excelled in these two areas.
What were oratory and writing?