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How did Sulla manipulate the election of magistrates into the Cursus Honorum to support himself.
By increasing the minimum age a person could be to run for election at each stage.
Can you quote Webb in a response.
No, he may be excellent to provide information, but not a credible source (technically)
Full name of Cicero and his date of birth
Marcus Tullius Cicero 3rd of Jan 106 BCE
Name of Cicero's other consul for the year 69 BCE.
Antonius
This twin brother of Remus is credited with founding Rome in 753 BCE
Romulus
Name the two laws that gave Pompey extraordinary power in the Eastern Settlements
Lex Gabinia and Lex Manilia
What position does Anthony Everitt take on Cicero's decisions throughout the Cataline Conspiracy?
He is supportive of his role in the Cataline conspiracy, stating that he showed "intelligence, patience and firmness"
The one characteristic he utilised during his youth to gain power and influence
His education/rhetoric
From which ancient sources do we learn about the Cataline conspiracy.
Cicero and Sallust
This river runs through the city of Rome and was central to its founding legend.
The Tiber River
Name the Latin name of the Assembly of the Plebians
Concilium Plebis
What argument does Wiedemann make in relation to the connection between Pompey and Cicero.
Cicero's trial of Verres would either show an insight into the corrupt nature of the senatorial jury or would result in his opponents being humiliated.
How did his greek education of rhetoric allow him to succeed in his first 2 trials.
Ancient Greek approaches to trials consisted of self-depreciation, to off balance their opponents, before blackening the names of his opponents when they think they had the upper hand.
Name the Latin title which allowed Cicero to be granted emergency power.
Senatus Consultum Ultimum
This North African city was Rome’s major rival during the Punic Wars.
Carthage
First names of the two Gracchus brothers
What rhetorical strategies does Cicero use in this passage to undermine Catiline’s credibility?
"You live as if under the sword; every man's face shows his knowledge of your guilt. Do you not feel that your plot is revealed?"
Cicero uses direct address (apostrophe), public shaming, and appeals to collective fear to isolate Catiline. He claims universal knowledge of Catiline’s guilt to present his conspiracy as undeniable and uses vivid metaphor (“under the sword”) to heighten the drama.
Name the four teachers of Cicero during his early life.
Greek poet - Archias
Military commander - Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo
Roman Lawyer - Quintus Mucius Scaevola
Famous Rhetorician - Appollonius Molo
How many times did Cataline lose an election to the position of consul, and what was the year/s
3 and 65 BCE, 64 BCE and 62 BCE
This conflict (91–88 BCE) saw Rome’s Italian allies rebel for the right to citizenship.
The Social War
Name the law that Sulla redrafted which attempted to restore the importance of the Cursus Honorum
Lex Villia Annalis
What do Cicero’s private letters reveal about his position during the rise of Caesar and Pompey?
"I fear that Pompey is playing both sides—and Caesar too. I am left with the Republic and my conscience."
Cicero saw himself as politically isolated and morally superior. His letters reveal disillusionment with the populist alliances and a deep fear of their ambition. He attempts to present himself as the last true defender of Republican ideals.
Quaestor - 75 BCE
Curule Aedile - 69 BCE
Praetor - 66 BCE
Consul - 63 BCE
These four speeches, delivered by Cicero in 63 BCE, denounced Catiline and were known collectively as this.
The Catilinarian Orations (or In Catilinam)
This general and Marian supporter led a breakaway Roman state in Hispania during the 70s BCE, resisting Sulla’s regime for nearly a decade.
AND
This powerful noble was Consul in 78 BCE, opposed Sulla’s reforms, and led a failed rebellion against the Senate before his mysterious death.
Sertorius and Lepidus