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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 large was Rome's overseas empire?

2. Where did Roman egions defeat Catiline's army of discontents?

3. According to stories, when did the first barbers start to work in Rome?

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

5. When did Spartacus command a force of ex-gladiators and runaways?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were Catiline and Cicero?

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

3. What was the story of Romulus and Remus?

4. What were the 12 tables?

5. Who was Polybius?

6. How is the phrase "Quousque tandem" (50) from Cicero's speech regarding the conspiracy of Catiline used in modern times?

7. What were the advantages and disadvantages of Rome's location on the Tiber River?

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

9. Who were some well-known descendants of Barbatus?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Citizenship is the relationship between an individual and a state or country. How did Rome invent a new version of citizenship? How did Romans change the way that citizenship was viewed?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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