Exam 7: Augustus and the Invention of the Principate 44 Bce-14 CE

Augustus' policy of aggressive military expansion was followed by almost all of his successors, and was the key to keeping the army out of political life at Rome.

The form in which the Roman Empire was founded by Augustus in 27 BCE is typically called the "Imperiate."

Which of the following was not one of Augustus' priorities in dealing with the longstanding problem of the Roman provinces?

Upon gaining sole power, Octavian needed to maintain control of the Roman armies and make sure that everything he did was legal in order to keep that power and avoid significant political opposition.

Augustus had terrible luck when it came to finding and appointing his successor, as many of his choices died before him.

The title of "Augustus" means something like ______.

One of Augustus' primary methods for controlling the army was to never allow relatives, or even relatives by marriage, to serve as his generals.

Which of the following was not one of the monuments constructed by Augustus in Rome?

One of the most famous defeats in Roman history, and a source of great personal anguish for Augustus, was the ______.

Which of the following was regarded as the national epic of Rome?

Which of the following was not one of the ways that Augustus tried to instill in the provincials a sense of belonging to the Roman world?

At the core of the command structure of the standing Roman army, as professionalized by Augustus, was the ______.

Which of the following poets wrote a hymn in honor of the Secular Games?

Augustus sought to control who was selected for magistracies in Rome by the practices of ______ and ______.