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| *Who willed his kingdom to Rome in 74 B.C.? (don't confuse with Attalus of Pergamon in 133) | Nicomedes IV (of Bithynia in Asia Minor) |
| *Who, proscribed by Sulla, fled to Lusitania (Spain) and led a revolt against with supporters of Marius | Sertorius |
| *What were the Asiatic Vespers? | When Mithridates (VI) orchestrated the massacre of some 80,000 Romans throughout Asia Minor to be killed |
| *Which three generals fought Mithridates VI of Pontus? | Sulla, Lucullus & Pompey |
| *Mithridates VI of Pontus was finally defeated (upon which he committed suicide) by which Roman general? | Pompey |
| Who were the consuls of 70 B.C.? | Pompey & Crassus |
| What corrupt governor of Sicily did Cicero prosecute? | Verres (his speeches entitled "In Verrem" - "Against Verres") |
| What did Cicero & Marius share in common? | Both were from Arpinum and both were achieved the status of "novus homo" |
| What office did the young Cicero hold in Sicily while Verres, the corrupt governor, was in charge of the island? | quaestor (treasury official) |
| In what year was Cicero consul? | 63 B.C. |
| What conspiracy did Cicero put down during his consulship? | Cataline's conspiracy to assassinate Cicero and overthrow the government (speeches entitled "In Catalinam" - "Against Cataline") |
| What honor did the Senate bestow on Cicero for crushing Cataline's conspiracy? | pater patriae (father of the fatherland) |
| What is the Latin term for the final decree which the Senate gave Cicero? | senatus consultum ultimum ("a final decree of the Senate") |
| Whom did Cicero prosecute in 62 B.C.? | Clodius Pulcher |
| What was the scandal of 62? | Bona Dea Scandal |
| Who was the Pontifex Maximus during the Bona Dea scandal? | Caesar |
| What was the rumor concerning Clodius at the Bona Dea Festival? | he snuck off into a bedroom with Caesar's wife, Pompeia |
| What did Caesar do as a result of the Bona Dea scandal? | divorced his wife Pompeia |
| How did Clodius Pulcher manage to avoid a guilty verdict? | bribed the jury |
| IN what year was the First Triumvirate formed? | 60 B.C. |
| IN what year was Caesar consul | 59 B.C. |
| IN what years was Caesar in Gaul? | 58-49 B.C. |
| *What famous Roman was Caesar the nephew of? | Gaius Marius |
| In what year was the Conference at Lucca? | 56 B.C. |
| Whom did Pompey marry in 59 B.C.? | Julia, Caesar's daughter |
| Whom did Caesar marry in 59 B.C.? | Calpurnia |
| During which two summers did Caesar go to Britain? | 55 & 54 B.C. |
| When did Julia die? | 54 B.C. |
| Against what nation did Crassus lead an army in 53 B.C.? | The Parthians |
| After what battle was Crassus killed in 53 B.C.? | Carrhae |
| What did Crassus lose at Carrhae, besides his legions? | the legion standards |
| Who eventually retrieved Crassus' lost standards? | Augustus in 20 B.C. |
| *How did Crassus actually die after the Battle of Carrhae? | he was held down and molten gold was poured down his throat (according to historian Cassius Dio) |
| When was the Battle of Alesia? | 52 B.C. |
| Where did Caesar construct the his famous double circumvallation? | At Alesia |
| Whom did Caesar defeat at Alesia? | Vercingetorix |
| When did Caesar cross the Rubicon? | Jan. of 49 B.C. |
| What did Caesar say upon crossing the Rubicon? | Alea iacta est (the die is cast) |
| With which legion did Caesar cross the Rubicon? | XIII |
| What is the name of the battle and the date in which Caesar defeated Pompey? | Pharsalus in 48 B.C. |
| How said the following about Caesar: "I see many Marius' in him" | Sulla |
| Which famous Roman was kidnapped by pirates and after the ransom was paid, he caught the pirates and had them crucified. | Caesar |
