The Great Men of Rome
The first 'Great Man' of Rome
Marius
The people Julius defeated in what is now France
Gauls
The country Cleopatra ruled
Egypt
Augustus's original name
Octavian
Describe Tiberius's marriage to Julia, Augustus's daughter
Awful. She cheated on him constantly.
The name of the gladiator who led a rebellion against Rome
Spartacus
Mark Antony's 'boss'
Julius Caesar
He called himself 'the son of the deified one' - the son of one made into a god. Who was that?
Julius Caesar
What happened to Julia?
Starved to death after Tiberius took away her stipend
The fate of Mithradates
Tried to poison self, couldn't, had a friend cut off his head
The name of Julius's son by Cleopatra
Caesarion
Traditionally, how Cleopatra killed herself
Poisoned - with a snake (asp)
The name of the imperial guard - the guards of the emperor
Praetorian Guards
The fate of Tiberius's trusted man Sejanus
Sejanus betrayed Tiberius, was killed, strangled, and thrown down the Gemonian steps
The ironic death of the richest Roman Crassus
Had molten gold poured down his throat
The name of one of the two men who led the assassination plot to kill Julius
Brutus or Cassius
What misinformation made Mark Antony commit suicide?
Cleopatra was dead.
Within 3 years, the number of year Augustus ruled
41 years
The reason Tiberius killed Sejanus and went mad
Tiberius found out Sejanus had poisoned Tiberius's son
Name of the kingdom Mithridates ruled
Pontus
The reason Brutus and Cassius killed Julius
They were afraid he would become king.
The man who defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra
Augustus Caesar
What kept happening to his chosen heirs?
They kept dying.
The cause of Tiberius's death
Tiberius was dying, 'died,' woke back up, and Caligula smothered him