Exam 11: Crisis, Recovery, and the Creation of the Principate 150-21 BCE

Which historian wrote accounts of the War against Jugurtha and the Conspiracy of Catiline?

Which of the following earned the nickname Adulescens carnifex ("The Teenage Butcher") in his youth?

Who created the Roman volunteer army?

This famous Roman was nicknamed Dives ("the Rich") and brought an end to the slave revolt sparked by Spartacus. Who is he?

Large senatorial estates were known as _______.

When _______ occupied the Aventine Hill, the Senate responded by passing the Senatus consultum ultimum, or "Last Decree of the Senate."

Under Tiberius Gracchus, Senators increasingly looked out for their own self-interest. In doing so, they split into what two camps based on their preferred methods for doing so?

After which battle on this map did Caesar issue his famous words "veni, vidi, vici" ("I came, I saw, I conquered")?

Who published Proscriptions in order to kill his enemies and reward his soldiers?

What charismatic leader united the Gauls in a great revolt against Caesar and the Romans in 52 BCE?

What were the three main responsibilities of a provincial governor?

Whom did Cicero, when he was Consul, accuse of plotting to overthrow the state?

Whom did Julius Caesar adopt in his will?

The honorary title Augustus, conferred on Octavian by the Senate, means something like _______.

Locally hired tax collectors were known as _______.

The year 90 BCE saw a massive revolt of Rome's Italian allies that triggered the so-called _______.

Which of the following seized on unhappiness with Roman provincial administration to lead a major war against Rome?

In 31 BCE the forces of Octavian faced off against Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of _______.

Reportedly saying, "The dice are cast," Caesar crossed the _______ with his army in 49 BCE.

Which of the following are among the powers that Augustus gathered to himself in 21 BCE and the years thereafter?