Latin Page 2-6 Study Guide

9. What was the first triumvirate and who were its members

Caesar, Crassus and POmpey - they joined Caesar i political arrangement

8. Who was responsible for uncovering the Catiline conspiracy and what did the conspirators hope to achieve

Cicero

7. What private citizen did Rome send with Roman legions to deal with Sertorius in Spain. What later extraordinary command would this foreshadow?

Pompey- he would be elected to the magistracy

12. What was the decisive battle between Caesar and Pompey

a battle at Pharsalus in 48 BC

Define the term populares

appealed directly to the assembly themselves

10. Why did Caesar's political survival depends on his moving from his governorship of Gaul and elected

because otherwise he would be open to prosecution by his political enemies-surrender his legions while his candidiasis grew more heated

4. What was one of Marius most consequential initiatives and why

he opened the army to all roman citizens regardless of whether they owned property or not

13. How did Pompey the Great due

he was murdered by men hoping to win caesars favor

Grammar Chart

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Define the term optimates

politicians who wished to keep the senate at the center of influences

5. How did sulla eradicate his enemies

proscription list and took there property

11. What did Caesar's crossing the Rubicon with his army signal

that he wanted to be dictator for life which started the civil war

14. What did Caesar's assassins hope who happen after his death

the Republic would be restored

2. What was senatus consultum ultimum

the final decree of the senate it empowered them to do whatever to took preserve the senate

3. What dangerous precedent did the Gracchi brothers set

they sidestep the senate and took it directly to the popular vote

6. What two important restrictions did Sulla place on tribunes

tribunes receive senatorial approval and they could hold no other magistracy