2. Government

3. More Caesar Fun!

4. Terms

5. Caesar’s Women

6. Civil War

7. Miscellaneous

8. Civil War
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9. Who took over the government and had Pompey serve as his henchman in the slaughter of thousands of Romans during 82 & 81 BC?

10. Sulla

11. What novus homo was the uncle of Julius Caesar?

12. Marius

13. What is the term for a list of citizens to be killed legally during a transition in government?

14. proscription list

15. What office should have been held for a maximum of 6 months but was extended by Sulla and Caesar?

16. dictator

17. Who was Caesar’s co-consul, who was often intimidated to keep him away from senate meetings?

18. Bibulus

19. Who was Caesar’s mother?

20. Aurelia

21. Who were Homer and Pindar?

22. Greek poets

23. Nicomedes was king of _______ (name of country).

24. Bithynia

25. What was the Lex Gabinia (extra credit)?

26. The law that commissioned Pompey to rid the seas of pirates.

27. Why was Caesar reluctant to return to Italy when his term of office had expired?

28. Because Pompey would have had him arrested.

29. What is the term for a bundle of sticks bound together by a cord with an ax in them, which symbolized power?

30. fasces

31. What is the term for the people who carried a bundle of sticks with an ax in them and who walked in front of a Roman official?

32. lictores (sing., lictor)

33. What is the term for the speaker’s platform in the Forum?

34. rostra

35. What is the term for the senate house?

36. curia

37. This term, literally meaning “new man,” refers to the first man in a family to hold public office.

38. novus homo

39. Who was Cinna’s daughter and Caesar’s first wife?

40. Cornelia

41. Who was Caesar’s second wife?

42. Pompeia

43. What Egyptian queen had an affair with Caesar?

44. Cleopatra VII

45. What was the name of Caesar’s daughter, who died in childbirth?

46. Iulia (Julia)

47. Who was Caesar’s third wife?

48. Calpurnia

49. What Roman senator committed suicide instead of accepting Caesar’s pardon?

50. Cato the Younger

51. What river did Caesar cross when declaring civil war on Rome?

52. Rubicon

53. What was the name of Caesar’s uncle, who was forced to flee to Africa during Sulla’s rule? (Hint: He had been one of Sulla’s soldiers before defying his formal general.)

54. Marius

55. What Roman general was defeated at Pharsalus?

56. Pompey

57. Daily
Double!!

58. What is the Latin for Caesar’s memorable statement after he had crossed the Rubicon in 49 BC, AND what does it mean?

59. Iacta alea est. or Alea iacta est. The die is cast
Iacta alea est. or Alea iacta est. The die is cast. or The die has been thrown.

60. What Gallic chieftan, who was defeated at Alesia, organized the Gauls into a unified force against the Romans?

61. Vercingetorix

62. What is the date of Caesar’s assassination – month, day, and year?

63. March 15, 44 BC

64. Who gave Caesar Pompey’s ring and head?

65. Ptolemy

66. From which goddess is the Julian gens descended?

67. Venus

68. What is the name of Brutus’ wife, and how did she die?

69. Brutus’ wife was named Portia. She swallowed a hot coal.