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

Question 1

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

A) Creating a coherent policy of expansion and defense
B) Crafting an effective system of administration in the provinces
C) Suppressing revolts that had spread throughout the provinces once he achieved power
D) Figuring out how to integrate millions of provincials into the Roman world

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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

A) 'The Metamorphoses'
B) The 'Aeneid'
C) 'Roman Antiquities'
D) The 'Georgics'

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The title of "Augustus" means something like ______.

A) "the one who is revered"
B) "the only necessary one"
C) "the privileged one"
D) "the first among equals"

Answer 3

A

Question 4

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

A) Propertius
B) Horace
C) Vergil
D) Ovid

Question 5

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?

A) Creating a security force of retired army veterans in every province
B) Establishing a standardized coinage system throughout the empire
C) The construction of elaborate systems of roads
D) The establishment of annual provincial councils to facilitate communication with Rome

Question 6

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

A) Battle of Actium
B) Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
C) Battle of Philippi
D) Battle of the Nile River

Question 7

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

A) nominatio, commendatio
B) libertus, liberta
C) decurions, auxilia
D) donatives, annona

Question 8

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

A) The Temple of Mars Ultor, the "Avenger"
B) The Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace)
C) The Temple of the Pater Patriae ("Father of the Country")
D) The Temple of Divus Julius ("the Deified Julius")

Question 9

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

A) Standard-bearer
B) Praetorian Prefect
C) Proconsul
D) Centurion

Question 10

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.

Question 11

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

Question 12

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.

Question 13

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

Question 14

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