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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 old was Claudius when he was declared emperor?

2. How long was the siege when Scipio Aemilianus cut the town off from the sea?

3. Near the location of what modern city was Carthage located?

4. When did Vespasian become emperor?

5. When did Cicero write about entertaining Caesar for dinner at one of Cicero's seaside estates?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the biggest killer of young adult women from Rome and why?

2. What was Gaius Sempronius Gracchus known for doing?

3. What carnage happened after Carthage fell?

4. What law was a part of Gaius Gracchus's reform program?

5. What information did Cicero leave, and how has it helped provide insight into Roman history?

6. What was the uprising of Spartacus?

7. How was Caesar assassinated?

8. What was different about the version of citizenship that the Romans invented?

9. Why was there not more social and political conflict than is recorded?

10. What was the city of Carthage like, and how did Rome finally defeat it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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