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Ancient History 7A&B
Study Guide: Rome Ch. 7-14
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Part I. Timeline
Be able to match the following events with their corresponding dates.
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146 BC – Rome destroys Corinth; conquest of Greece complete
133 BC Tiberius Gracchus
123 BC Gaius Gracchus
90-88 BC – War of the Allies
107 –BC first consulship of Gaius Marius
88 BC – Sulla marches on Rome
82-79 BC – Sulla dictator of Rome
73 BC – Spartacus leads slave revolt
70 BC – Pompey and Crassus march on Rome and demand consulship
62 BC – Pompey returns from war in the east
60 BC – First Triumvirate
58-50 BC – Julius Caesar Conquers Gaul
49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon
48 BC – Caesar defeats Pompey at Pharsalus
46 BC – Julius Caesar returns to Rome; brings Cleopatra
44 BC – Julius Caesar declared dictator for life; Caesar assassinated
43-33 BC – 2nd Triumvirate
31 BC – Marc Antony loses at Actium
27 BC – Octavian named “Augustus”; Beginning of Roman Empire
14 AD – Augustus Dies
14-68 AD – Julio-Claudian Dynasty
64 AD – Great fire destroys much of Rome
69 AD Year of four emperors
69-96 AD – Flavian Dynasty
Part II. Terms
Be able to define or describe the following terms, events, and people. Be sure that you understand the
significance of each.
1. Hellenization
11. Hannibal’s revenge
19. Mithridates
2. Antiochus III
12. Octavius the Tribune
20. Pompey
3. Corinthian Rebellion
13. Death of Gracchi
21. Julius Caesar
(146)
14. Senatus Consultum
22. Amicitia system
4. Publicani
Ultimum (last decree)
(client kings)
5. Equestrians
15. War of the Allies
23. Julius Caesar
6. Orations
16. Populares
24. Parthia
7. Cato the Elder
17. Reforms of Gaius
25. First Triumvirate
8. Spartacus
Marius
26. Cicero
9. Decimation
18. Sulla’s march on
27. Vercingetorix
10. Crassus
Rome
28. “The die is cast”
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29. Pharsalus
30. Dictator for life
31. Dilution of the
Senate (J. Caesar
adds 600 Senators)
32. Caesarion
33. Adoption of Octavius
34. Second Triumvirate
35. Mark Antony
Study Guide: Rome Ch. 7-14
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43.
Lepidus
“purges”
Philippi
Octavia and Antony
Battle of Actium
Pax Romana
Principate
Senatorial and
imperial provinces
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Princeps
Praetorian Guard
Pontifex Maximus
Julio-Claudian
dynasty
48. Flavian Dynasty
49. Three “pillars” of the
empire
Part III. Long Answer
Be able to answer the following questions. You should pay close attention to the causal relations between
events.
1. What were the consequences of Rome’s conquest of Greece and the East?
2. What motivated the Gracchi to enter politics? What were their goals? What was the effect of their
efforts? How do they represent the beginnings of the slow but sure death of the Republic?
3. What significant precedents did Gaius Marius and Sulla set?
4. What were the causes of the First Triumvirate? What were the roles of the aristocrats and
populares in its creation? Who were its members? What was its effect?
5. What were the most important moments in Caesar’s rise to power?
6. What were the effects of Cato the Elder and Cicero?
7. What were the causes of the Second Triumvirate? Who were its members? How did each member
benefit? What were its actions? What caused its disillusion?
8. What was Augustus’s style of leadership?
9. Evaluate Augustus’s reign. What were its accomplishments? What were its failures?
10. Compare and contrast the reigns of the Julio-Claudian and Flavian emperors. What were their
accomplishments? What were their failures? Why did emperors stay in power?