Rome 101
The highest position in the Republican era.
Consul
They killed him because he wanted to be...
King
With Antonius and Lepidus he created...
The Second Triumvirate
What was the name and title of the woman he was romantically involved with?
Cleopatra VII, Pharaoh of Egypt.
Charles III is an example. Rome hates them.
King
Avenged by his sister's grandson, who is he?
Augustus
Who did he defeat in the Battle of Philippi?
Brutus and Cassius
Sister to Augustus, Wife to Antonius. BLANK was a well connected woman.
Octavia.
Rome is in crisis, who will fix her in 6 months?
A Dictator
What did Caesar refuse at the Lupercalia?
A crown
The Battle of Philippi was one signifier of the end of what?
The Republic
Describe Antonius' behaviour in the Battle of Actium.
Antonius had a fleet that looked good but was ill equipped for a naval battle. He fled and abandoned his men when he realised that Cleopatra had left. He later tried to bargain with Augustus to be allowed to live as a private citizen abroad- this was denied. He attempted to go against Augustus a second time, but all of his troops defected.
Triumvirate
Finish the quote... "I am Caesar and..."
"I am Caesar and no king." Suetonius, Life of Julius Caesar.
Augustus was not the first king, but the first...
Emperor
The term referring to the official erasure of one's memory in Rome.
Damnatio memoriae
6 months wasn't long enough for Caesar, he was...
Dictator Perpetuo
The body that oversaw Rome. Caesar introduced 300 new members. 60 member stabbed him.
The Senate
Augustus distanced himself from the title of king, why?
He saw what happened to Caesar.
What year was the Battle of Actium?
31 BCE.