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HIEU 322 Final Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
First Triumvirate
Ans: Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
Pompey
Ans: Leading Roman general in the late Republic.
As a statesman, he spoke poorly and awkwardly, and
often fell back on silence because he could think of
nothing to say.
Main ambition was to be admired as Rome's greatest
hero.
Marcus Licinius Crassus
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Ans: Was of nobility, and was noted for his ambition
and business savvy, particularly in the acquisition of
burned property, which he would repair or rebuild for a
profit.
Put down the rebellion of Spartacus
The Consulship of Pompey and Crassus
Ans: In 70 B.C., both Pompey and Crassus were elected
as consuls.
1. Passed a law to restore to the tribunes all powers
taken away by Sulla.
2. Proposed a law to restore citizenship to all who had
fought under Lepidus and Sertorius.
3. Revived the censorship, dormant since Sulla's time.
4. Successfully supported a law that broke the
senatorial monopoly on jury service.
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The lex Gabinia
Ans: Enacted in 67 B.C. by the consul Gabinius to
appoint Pompey as a centralized commander to
combat pirates.
1. The commander's authority, superior to that of the
provincial governors, extended over all coastal lands up
to 50 Roman miles from the sea.
2. He could draw from the public treasury.
3. He could raise a fleet up to 500 ships, and recruit an
army of 120,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry.
Pompey in the eastern Mediterranean
Ans: 1. Cleaned the Mediterranean of pirates in 40
days.
2. Took Jerusalem in 63 B.C., ending Jewish
independence
Pompey's victory
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Ans: Victory rested upon:
A. His overwhelming superiority of armaments.
B. His treatment of captives. Instead of following the
usual Roman practice of crucifying or selling them into
slavery he resettled those who surrendered on farms or
villages in Asia Minor.
Julius Caesar (First Triumvirate)
Ans: Between 59 and 52 B.C. he built an impressive
political and military reputation—serving first as
consul, and then fighting in the Gallic War.
He was smart, unconventional, and bold almost to the
point of recklessness.
The Breakdown of the First Triumvirate
Ans: 1. The death of Crassus in Syria in 53 B.C.
HIEU 322 Final Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
First Triumvirate
Ans: Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
Pompey
Ans: Leading Roman general in the late Republic.
As a statesman, he spoke poorly and awkwardly, and
often fell back on silence because he could think of
nothing to say.
Main ambition was to be admired as Rome's greatest
hero.
Marcus Licinius Crassus
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Ans: Was of nobility, and was noted for his ambition
and business savvy, particularly in the acquisition of
burned property, which he would repair or rebuild for a
profit.
Put down the rebellion of Spartacus
The Consulship of Pompey and Crassus
Ans: In 70 B.C., both Pompey and Crassus were elected
as consuls.
1. Passed a law to restore to the tribunes all powers
taken away by Sulla.
2. Proposed a law to restore citizenship to all who had
fought under Lepidus and Sertorius.
3. Revived the censorship, dormant since Sulla's time.
4. Successfully supported a law that broke the
senatorial monopoly on jury service.
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The lex Gabinia
Ans: Enacted in 67 B.C. by the consul Gabinius to
appoint Pompey as a centralized commander to
combat pirates.
1. The commander's authority, superior to that of the
provincial governors, extended over all coastal lands up
to 50 Roman miles from the sea.
2. He could draw from the public treasury.
3. He could raise a fleet up to 500 ships, and recruit an
army of 120,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry.
Pompey in the eastern Mediterranean
Ans: 1. Cleaned the Mediterranean of pirates in 40
days.
2. Took Jerusalem in 63 B.C., ending Jewish
independence
Pompey's victory
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Ans: Victory rested upon:
A. His overwhelming superiority of armaments.
B. His treatment of captives. Instead of following the
usual Roman practice of crucifying or selling them into
slavery he resettled those who surrendered on farms or
villages in Asia Minor.
Julius Caesar (First Triumvirate)
Ans: Between 59 and 52 B.C. he built an impressive
political and military reputation—serving first as
consul, and then fighting in the Gallic War.
He was smart, unconventional, and bold almost to the
point of recklessness.
The Breakdown of the First Triumvirate
Ans: 1. The death of Crassus in Syria in 53 B.C.
