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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was the town where Cicero grew up from Rome?

2. Who was given credit for establishing a calendar and annual roster of festivals, holy days, and holidays?

3. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. When was Polybius in his 30s and taken to Rome as one of 1,000 Greek detainees?

5. When did the Gauls destroy Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was said about the corrupting influence on traditional Roman behavior and morals by foreign culture?

2. Why is it difficult to find archaeological evidence of Rome?

3. How and why has the history of ancient Rome changed over the past 50 years?

4. Why is Ancient Rome important?

5. What was the story of Aeneas founding Rome?

6. What were the 12 tables?

7. What was Rome like in 63 BCE?

8. Who were Catiline and Cicero?

9. According to Livy, who were the kings of Rome?

10. How was Romulus said to die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thousands of writings by Cicero are still available today. What information can be gleaned about ordinary people from Cicero’s writings? How would you describe the lives of ordinary people in Rome based on Cicero’s writings?

Essay Topic 2

Carthage and Corinth were conquered by the Romans within a few months of each other. How long did it take the Romans to conquer Carthage and then Corinth? What brutality occurred after the conquering of the cities? Why were the victors so brutal?

Essay Topic 3

Spartacus led a group of gladiators in a battle against Rome. Why do some historians want to make Spartacus an ideological hero fighting against slavery? Why does Beard not ascribe to that the theory that Spartacus was an abolitionist?

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