The Imperial Family
Who is Julius Caesar?
Its Latin name is the ara pacis
What is the Altar of Peace?
There's some ambiguity, but most of this writer's epic The Aeneid is pretty pro-Augustus
Who is Virgil?
This queen preferred to kill herself than be brought to Rome as a captive
Who is Cleopatra?
This title referred to one of three men in a powerful political alliance
What is a triumvir?
This man, Augustus' muscle, was married to his daughter in the hopes of fostering an heir.
Who is Agrippa?
Name one thing that Augustus adopted to cement his religious ties
e.g. calling himself divi filius, the ara pacis...
This poet joyously commemorated the battle of Actium with one of his odes
Who is Horace?
This man was considered the Bacchus to Augustus' Apollo
Who is Mark Antony?
This was the time for which one would be pontifex maximus.
What happened for life?
This woman, Augustus' third wife, outlived him when he died in 14AD.
Who is Livia?
This classic pose, showing the subject making an address, is exemplified in the Prima Porta statue
What is adlocutio?
This writer wrote about the Temple of Palatine Apollo in what at least one scholar called 'the worst poem in Latin'
Who is Propertius?
This notice was published about public enemies, meaning they could legally be killed.
What is proscription?
Though its meaning changed under Augustus, this word was originally used to refer to successful generals
What is Imperator?
These two youths mysteriously died, meaning Augustus had to find a new heir
Who are Gaius and Lucius?
What are 2 reasons coins are a useful source of propaganda?
e.g. they are widely circulated, everybody has them, they are dated...
This historian, writing much later than his Life of Augustus (one of the 12 Caesars) happened, loved a gossip
Who is Suetonius?
Augustus had to retreive the standards that a previous triumvir lost from these people.
Who are the Parthians?
This unique name was granted to Augustus to show reverence and cement his religious position?
What is Augustus?
This man, Augustus's stepson and adopted son, eventually became his successor
Who is Tiberius?
Aeneas, Romulus, Roma, Tellus
(Ambiguity also accepted)
This contemporary poet was exiled for (probably) having an affair with Augustus' granddaughter Julia
Who is Ovid?
This politician (and OGR's least favourite writer) made speeches against Marc Antony and was ultimately killed under the triumvirate's orders.
Who is Cicero?
Name any 3 patres patriae (fathers of the fatherland)