Usborne Internet-Linked Romans - The End of the Roman RepublicOnline version
Usborne Internet-Linked Romans - The End of the Roman Republic
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What led to Rome's main problems as its territories expanded?
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What effect did the wars with Carthage have on small farmers?
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What happened to much of the ruined farmland after the wars?
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Why did this create a shortage of soldiers in Rome?
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What two political groups in the Senate opposed each other — first during the Gracchi brothers’ time and later in the late Republic?
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What did both the Optimates and the Populares really want?
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What did Tiberius Gracchus propose in 133 BC?
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What happened to Tiberius Gracchus?
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What did Gaius Gracchus, Tiberius’s brother, try to do?
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What happened to Gaius Gracchus?
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How were the Gracchus brothers in Rome similar to Solon and Cleisthenes in Ancient Greece?
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What key difference separates the Roman reformers Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus from the Greek reformers Solon and Cleisthenes?
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Who was Marius, and what was his great achievement?
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Why did Marius’s army reform change politics in Rome?
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What rule did Marius break when he was re-elected consul?
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Who became consul in 88 BC and led the army against Mithridates?
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What caused conflict between Marius and Sulla?
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What did Sulla do when he lost command to Marius?
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What did Marius do after Sulla left for war?
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When Sulla returned to Rome in 84 BC, what did he do?
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What did Sulla do after two years as dictator?
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Who undermined Sulla's arrangements after his death?
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What two events made Pompey famous?
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What did Pompey and Crassus do in 70 BC after becoming consuls?
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Who formed an alliance called the Triumvirate in 60 BC that changed Roman politics?
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What did Caesar do after serving as consul?
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What caused conflict between Caesar and Pompey later on?
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What did Caesar do in 49 BC when the Senate ordered him to disband his army?
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What happened to Pompey after Caesar's invasion?
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What changes did Caesar make after gaining control?
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Why did some senators plot to kill Caesar?
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Who led the group of senators who murdered Caesar?
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What was the result of Caesar's assassination on March 15, 44 BC?
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Who took over after Caesar's death and created a new dictatorship as the first Emperor?
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The word “fascism” comes from the Latin fasces, the Roman symbol of a consul’s authority (an axe bound with rods).
How did 20th-century fascists reuse the Roman idea of dictatorship, and how did it differ from the Roman Republic one?
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George Lucas said the Star Wars prequels trilogy was inspired by the fall of the Roman Republic. What are the main similarities between the two?
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How are Julius Caesar and Palpatine similar?
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