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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. In 63 BCE, who was Catiline accused of murdering?

2. What was the name of the Sabine king when the Romans battled the Sabines?

3. How many "books" (42) comprised Livy's history of Rome?

4. When did Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus secure the final defeat of Hannibal?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the story of Romulus and Remus?

3. Who was Polybius?

4. How did Romulus get women for his city according to Livy?

5. What were the 12 tables?

6. What was Rome like in 63 BCE?

7. When is the earliest known use of the word consul?

8. What type of dating system did the Romans use?

9. What information survives from the first century BCE that can be used to study Rome?

10. Why is Ancient Rome important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to legend, Romulus is the founder of Rome. What is told about the founding of Rome? What does the story convey about Roman culture and worldview?

Essay Topic 2

Mary Beard, a classics professor, wrote SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome. Why did Beard write the book?

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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