WH1 Rome Review

Which Carthaginian general marched a force of forty-thousand men, armed with war elephants, across the Alps to attack Rome during the Second Punic War?

• Marius

• Hannibal Barca

• Julius Caesar

• Scipio

Who was Julius Caesar’s rival who helped form the triumvirate along with Crassus?

• Pompey

• Mark Antony

• Scipio

• Sulla

True or False: Octavian was assassinated by several senators on the Senate floor after declaring himself dictator for life

• True

• False

Who was Augustus’s rival who married the Egyptian queen Cleopatra?

• Pompey

• Sulla

• Mark Antony

• Crassus

True or False: Mark Antony became known as Caesar Augustus, with his reign beginning an age of peace and stability in Rome

• True

• False

Who declared himself dictator after the First Roman Civil War, but resigned after strengthening the Senate?

• Scipio

• Julius Caesar

• Sulla

• Marius

Which popular military leader promised the poor and landless a share in the land and money gained from any military victories?

• Sulla

• Marius

• Hannibal Barca

• Scipio

True or False: Scipio destroyed the army of Carthage at the Battle of Zama

• True

• False

____________ replaced the king in the Roman Republic and handled the everyday affairs of the government as well as commanded the Roman army

Who were the wealthy landowners and noble families who made up the aristocracy and controlled all of the most powerful positions in Roman society?

• plebeians

• consuls

• patricians

• princeps