Background
Who are the Optimates and who are the Populares?
Optimates supported the authority of the Senate and the power of the elite. Populares supported the interests of the common people.
According to Plutarch, what was the alliance not built on?
“The alliance between Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus was not based on friendship, but on mutual need. Each man sought something the others could provide: Pompey wanted land for his veterans, Crassus desired military commands and prestige, and Caesar sought political power to advance his career.” - PLUTARCH
Caesar launched the Gallic Wars using a dispute with this tribe
The Helvetii
What did Julius Caesar say as he crossed the Rubicon River?
"The die is cast"
What three specific subjects do I teach (not including Social Studies)?
History, Classics and Pacific Studies
What were the names of the two Roman Politicians whose reforms and violent deaths marked a turning point in the late Roman Republic
What did the great scholar Varro describe the First Triumvirate as? hint: mythological
"Three headed monsters"
How many people killed and enslaved during the Gallic Wars?
A million killed and a million enslaved
He was the leader of the conservative faction (Optimates) in the Senate.
Cato the Younger
When is your Classics exam? (Date and Time)
What is the traditional name for the land reform introduced by Tiberius Gracchi?
Lex Agraria
What region did Crassus expand tax collection over?
Asia Minor
What are two things things that Julius Caesar had gained during the Battle of Gaul?
A loyal army and huge wealth
In this 48 BCE battle, Caesar had defeated Pompey despite being outnumbered?
Battle of Pharsalus
How many credits is our external exam worth?
6 credits
What year did Sulla return from Greece, captured Rome again and declared himself dictator
82 BCE
The Triumvirate sidelined this traditional institution, showing that power lay with individuals and their armies.
The Senate
By the end of the Gallic Wars, this modern country was fully added to the Roman Empire.
France
Caesar’s rise set the stage for the next ruler, his adopted heir.
Octavian (Augustus)
If there was one thing that Miss Iripa would say before you go into your exam, what would it be?
ANSWER THE QUESTION! The first sentence of your paragraph should answer your chosen essay question
What did the Marius–Sulla Civil War prove about how power was gained in Rome?
Proved that power is gained by armies (through violence) not war.
By 49 BCE, the rivalry between Pompey and Caesar led to this conflict.
Caesar's Civil War
This Gallic leader united tribes against Rome and led a revolt in 53–52 BCE.
Vercingetorix
The Senate’s order for Caesar to disband his army and return to Rome as a private citizen was known as this.
The Senate's Ultimatum
How many years have I been a qualified teacher here at Waitakere College?
3 years