HX Exam
Constantine
Moved his capital city to Constantinople
The last of the Julio-Claudian Emperors was
Nero
was awarded the title of Augustus in 27 BCE
Octovian
The city built by the Romans to provide the city of Rome direct access to the sea was
Ostia
The decisive battle between Pompey and Caesar took place at
Pharsulus
The Greek Poleis finally united politically, but only after conquest by
Philip of Macedon
Carthage rose to power from its origins as a
Phoenician colony
Carthage rose to power from its origins as alan
Phoenician colony
The office responsible for overseeing the legal cases in Rome
Praetor Urbanus
all of the following are examples of Pan-Hellenic cults or led to the creation of such cults, except
THE LYCEUM the Olympic Games the shrine of Asclepius the Oracle of Apollo
The brutality ________ of resulted in Romans' abandonment of the monarchy and adoption of the Republic
Tarquin
The brutality of ________ resulted in Romans' abandonment of the monarchy and adoption of the Republic
Tarquin
To the best of our knowledge, the first form of government used in Ancient Rome was
a monarchy
Sulla took over Rome in order to
allow him to lead the Roman Legions against Mithridates
Alexander's Empire extended
as far east as India and westward to Egypt
The Early Church defined its core tenets about such things as the divinity of Jesus
at the First Council of Nicaea
From 96 to 180 CE, the means of selecting an emperor
changed to an emperor to adopt a person talented enough to serve in the office
The Persian Wars took place
during the Archaic Period
one effect of the Peloponnesian War was that it
forced Athens to become more democratic
The people who served in the Roman Army during the early Republic
had to own property
Julius Caesar created a precedent by
having his image minted on coins while he still lived
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus was assassinated because
he proposed land reforms that would benefit Romans from the middle and lower classes
The Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE was significant within Greek civilization itself, for it:
illustrated the superiority of the phalanx AND demonstrated military parity with Sparta
During the Peloponnesian War, Athenian culture
produced some of it greatest literary works, despite the war
Pliny the Younger
provided some of the first writings about early Christianity from non-Christians and non-Jews
The last century that Rome governed itself as a republic
saw frequent civil violence
An important precedent set in 69CE by the Year of the Four Emperors was
that the legions could pick an emperor
The Third Samnite War was important over the long term because
the earliest versions of the Roman legions were developed
Interestingly enough, the Peloponnesian War had an increased democratic effect on Athens, which was chiefly observed in:
the lowest census bracket allowed the privilege of military service
More than any other literary source, the Homeric Epics influenced:
the mentality of Greek thinking about war and heroic morality
The event that, according to Roman tradition, led to creation of the Republic and the rejection of kings was
the rape of Lucretia
The greatest impact of Alexander's conquests was/were
to spread Greek culture across most of the known world
The Phalanx
used highly trained warriors who participated in duels with their opponents
The first Latin history of Rome, Origins, was written by
Cato the Elder
The traditional end of the Roman Empire is
476 CE
The cultural prominence of both the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations occurred in the ________ period.
Bronze Age
the office in the Republic that had absolute power was
Dictator
made reforms that ended the Third Century Crisis
Diocletian
Paul was particularly important to the spread of Christianity because
He was especially active in converting non-Jews to the new religion
Early in its history, Rome faced threats from powerful neighbors to the South known as
Greeks
The Minoan civilization's writing was
Linear A
The Mycenaean system of writing was
Linear B
Which was not a part of the (first) Triumvirate?
Marc Antony
Joining Octavian in the Second Triumvirate was
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII, who at one time enjoyed a romantic affair with both Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius (Marc Antony), was the last surviving ruler of the ________ which contested control of the former Hellenistic empire Alexander had created.
Ptolemaic Dynasty
The Wars fought against Carthage were the
Punic Wars
The offices of the Roman Republic ranked from lowest to highest, included
Quaestors, Praetors, and Consuls
To hold any political office in the Roman Republic, a candidate had to
Serve for 10 years in the military
The Triumvirate of Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus failed to maintain a peace partly due to
The death of Julia and her Child
The event that, according to Roman tradition, led to creation of the Republic and the rejection of kings was
The rape of Lucretia
Athenian democracy effectively ended with
The rise of the tyrant, Pesistratus
the end of the Peloponnesian War saw ________ emerge as the strongest of the Greek Poleis
Thebes
The Greek defeat at ________ allowed ________ the Persian ruler to finally secure access to Athens for his penultimate attack.
Thermopylae; Xerxes
The Battle of Thermopylae
Was a Persian victory, but allowed the Greeks to buy time to mound more effective defenses
The Centuriate Assembly
Was responsible for the elections of Roman officials
The political instability of the Crisis of the Third Century stemmed from
most emperors lasting for very short times
Gaius Julius Caesar gained popularity and became recognized a great military leader by
of the publishing a history of the Gallic Campaigns
Writing many of his plays during the Peloponnesian War. Sophocles
often focused on the futility of war
Marius' reforms included
organizing the legions into cohorts
Brutus
was named as a potential heir to Julius Caesar in his will
Consuls
were at least forty years of age
Pyrrhus
won two battles against the Romans