Late Roman Republic

What does Triumvirate mean?

• Three emperors

• Three kings

• Three consuls

• Of three men

Who were the members of the first triumvirate, click ALL that apply

• Julius Caesar

• Marcus Lepidus

• Pompey

• Crassus

The formation of triumvirates in the late Roman Republic was a sign of a healthy political system at that time.

• True

• False

Identify one of the goals of the Second Triumvirate:

• To restore the power of the senate

• To bring the assassins of Caesar to justice

• To attack the king of India

• To explore Iceland

Why were Gaius Marius' troops known as Marius' Mules?

• Each man was a strong as a mule

• Each man carried his equipment in a backpack, rather than using mules

• His troops were known to be stubborn like a mules.

• Each man rode a mule rather than marching

Which Roman marched his soldiers into Rome when an appointment wasn;t voted in his favor?

• Marius

• Caesar

• Sulla

• Pompey

When Caesar pursued his rival, Pompey, to Egypt, he found Pompey alive and treated well.

• True

• False

Caesar and Cleopatra fell in love and got married.

• True

• False

Who defeated Spartacus, the leader of the Slave Revolt?

• Caesar

• Crassus

• Sulla

• Pompey

Identify the sea battle that spelled doom for the forces of Antony and Cleopatra, and made Octavian the most powerful Roman.

• Actium

• Philippi

• Pharsalus

• Cynocephali