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| Who made up the First Triumvirate? |
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1.Crassus
2.Pompey
3.Julius Caesar |
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| Who made up the Second Triumvirate? |
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1.Octavian (Caesar's grand nephew)
2.Mark Anthony
3.Marcus Lepidus |
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| A set of laws the Plebs made up. |
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| Describe the events occurring during the 1st Punic War: |
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| It began in 264B.C. Rome sent troops to Sicily, a island claimed by Carthage. The war ended more then 20 years when Carthage turned over Sicily to the Romans. |
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| Describe the events occurring in the 2nd Punic War: |
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| General Hannibal from Carthage wanted to conquer Rome. Hannibal traveled to Rome. Rome had a new general named Scipio who defeated Hannibal in Zama. |
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| When was Caesar assassinated? Month, day, and year: |
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| What title did Octavian take when he became Rome's 1st emperor? |
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| The armies prosperity did not reach its entire people. Which group benefited from the empires trade? |
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| Which two crops were grown in central Italy? |
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| Which two Rome leaders made up the Julio-Claudian at the Battle of Actium? |
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| How did Tiberius and Gaius Graccus try to reform the Roman Republic? |
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| Tried to get the senators to hire some free workers and tried to stop the wealthy from taking small farms for their latifundia. |
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| Nero was fiddling while Rome burned. |
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| A peaceful period that began when Augustus was ruler. |
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| How is a Roman dictators different from what we see as a dictator today? |
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| A Roman dictator will serve for a few days before stepping down. Today's dictator will try to remain leader. |
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