First Secession

With whom did the Romans fight wars at the end of the 6th c.?

• Veii

• Latins

• Tarquinii

• Sabines

• Auruncans

How did the senate try to keep the plebeians on-side?

• exemption from some military service

• cancelled debts

• fair prices for salt

• fixed fair price for grain

• exemption from harbour taxes

Plebeian unreset in 495 was kickstarted by?

• a veteran

• a mob of debtors

• the consul P. Servilius

• the consul Appius Claudius I

The unrest in 495 was briefly ended by:

• a war against the Volsci

• the consul Servilius' promises to cancel debts

• the consul Appius' threats to crush the plebeians

• plebeian apathy

The senate was united in its opposition to plebeian demands for debt relief in 495/4?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Who was appointed Dictator in 494 to meet the threat of war from the Volsci, Sabines and Aequi?

• Appius Claudius I

• Titus Larcius

• Manius Valerius

• Verginius

In which year was the First Secession?

• 496

• 495

• 494

• 493

Which man proposed secession to the plebeians?

• Appius Claudius I

• Servilius

• Sicinius

• Manius Valerius

What did the plebeians get in return for going back to Rome?

• debt cancellation

• return of land

• representation

• laws to protect their rights

Who persuaded the plebeians to end the First Secession?

• Titus Larcius (senator)

• Servilius (cos. 495)

• Manius Valerius (dictator 494)

• Agrippa (patrician from plebeian family)

• Sicinius (veteran of M. Valerius' army)