Rome 1
First king of Rome?
Romulus
Girls who served the goddess of the hearth and had special privileges were called _________ __________.
Vestal Virgins
What is the man called who tells the fortunes of Cleopatra's servants?
the soothsayer
Who does Antony agree to marry to prove his devotion to the Triumvirate?
Octavia OR Caesar's sister
Who says, "Forgive my fearful sails! I little thought you would have followed."
Cleopatra
Name of the "working class" in the Roman Republic
Plebeians
A "pontiff" in Rome was a
A. soldier
B. dictator
C. teacher
D. priest
D. priest
What is Antony's first wife's name?
Fulvia
Who says, "I will to Egypt, and though I make this marriage for my peace, I' th' East my pleasure lies"?
Antony
True or False: Caesar sends a messenger to try to negotiate with Cleopatra and persuade her to betray Antony.
True.
Name of the "upper class" in the Roman Republic
Patrician
The philosophy many Romans followed that emphasized virtue and minimized emotions
Stoicism
What is the name of the enemy of the Triumvirate as the play opens?
Pompey
Who gives a long description of Cleopatra and her charms when she was coming down the river on a barge?
Enobarbus
Who does Scarus say is like a "doting mallard"?
Antony
The law that allowed members of the working class to marry members of the upper class was the:
A. Canuleian Law
B. Licinian-Sextian Law
C. Hortensian Law
A. Canuleian Law
The father of a household was called the _________________.
paterfamilias
After he has left Egypt for Rome,what does Antony send to Cleopatra as a gift?
A pearl
The goddess (Roman name!) that Cleopatra is compared to in the description of her coming down the river in a barge (the first time Antony sees her).
Venus
Why does Cleopatra now say that the messenger is good at his job, whereas before she almost killed him when he reported that Antony is married?
He tells her that Octavia is unattractive.
Name the three main branches of power in the Roman Republic.
Consuls, Senate, Assembly
Octavian Caesar, Lepidus, and Antony
Who says, "A Roman thought hath struck him", and who is "him"?
Cleopatra; Antony
What is one specific reason that Caesar believes Antony has plotted against ("practiced on my state") him while Antony has been in Egypt?
Antony's wife and brother had plotted against him
(And to a lesser extent, Antony didn't answer his letters / give him aid.)
This Act tells of what famous Battle in 31 B.C.? AND where is this place located? (country)
Actium; Greece