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| What was Crassus Commander-in Cheif of? |
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| Crassus was leader in the war against the slave revolt that was lead by Spartacus. (P.231) |
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| What position in the Roman government was being fought over by Pompey and Crassus? Who was Consul? |
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| Pompey and Crassus were fighting for the consul position. They were both granted a position at consul in 70 B.C. (P.232) |
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| In 67 B.C., the Senate sent Pompey to where? Why? |
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Definition
| The Senate sent Pompey to the East to clean out the pirates in the Meditterranean and break the power of King Pontus. This extended the Roman Empire from the Meditterranean to the Euphrates. (P.232) |
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Term
| Why was Julius Caeasar destined for politics? |
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| His uncle was a consul, his father a praetor, and his aunt was married to Marius. He also was gifted at managing people. (P.232) |
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| When was the First Triumvirate formed? Who was envolved and what did each one want? |
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| The First Triumvirate was formed in 60 B.C. and involved Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius, and Marcus Licinius Crassus. Caesar wanted to be consul with a future of military glory. Crassus wanted a share of the Asian taxes, and Pompey needed land for his veterans. (P.233) |
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| Caesar was governor of Gaul for how many years? |
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| Caesar was Governor for five years. (P.233) |
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| In the eight years of Caesar's Gallic Wars, about how many Gauls were slaughtered? |
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Definition
| About 400,000 Gauls were slaughtered. (P.233) |
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| How was the First Triumvirate brought to an end? |
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Definition
| It was ended when Crassus was unfortunate to have picked the Parthians, the most skillful archers in the world, who eventually killed him. Pompey then became consul and the Senate bought his support hoping to eliminate Caesar. (P.233) |
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| What were the offices that Caesar accumulated? What title did he not take? |
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| Caesar obtained dictator, consul, tribune, Pontifex Maximus, and censor. He did not take the title of king. (P.235) |
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| Why didn't Caesar restore the Republican Constitution? |
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Definition
| He did not restore it because it was already in horrible condition before he even began to reign Rome. (P.235) |
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Term
| How did Caesar handle with the problems of debt? |
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Definition
| Caesar started with coinage, in the past people were hoarding money, so he forced people to spend. He also made land a source of currency so people could seel their land for money. (P.235) |
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| How many building projects did Caesar attempt? What were they? |
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Definition
| Caesar had only two building projects, to build 20 colonies for over 100,000 veterans, and to enhance the beauty of Italy. (P.236) |
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Term
| When was the new solar calendar introduced? Who revised it? |
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Definition
| It was introduced on January 1, 45 B.C., and was revised by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. (P.236) |
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| Why was Caesar's reign sixteen months but historians can only narrow the era to 49 and 44 B.C. |
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Definition
| Historians do not have a lot of information on this Roman world. (P.236) |
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| When was Caesar assassinated? By who? |
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| Caesar was assassinated by a conspiracy of 60 sentors on March 15, 44 B.C. (P.238) |
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| Octavion was a great-nephew of Caesar, and the only blood heir to Caesar. (P.239) |
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| Who formed the Second Triumvirate? When was it formed? |
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| Mark Antony, Octavion, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus formed it in 43 B.C. |
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