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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. When did Lucius Cornelius Sulla become the first Roman since the mythical Coriolanus to lead his army against the city of Rome?

2. According to statistics, how many Roman women were likely to die in childbirth?

3. How long were Quintus and Pomponia married?

4. When was the fire where Galen lost the contents of his lock-up storeroom near the Forum?

5. When did Octavian become known as Augustus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the portrayal of Nero by modern historians demonstrate about history?

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

3. Why could money not protect the rich from the discomforts and harsher sides of ancient life?

4. Who was Gaius?

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

6. What carnage happened after Carthage fell?

7. What was the uprising of Spartacus?

8. What contribution did Caesar make to timekeeping?

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

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

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

Augustus became emperor after Caesar. How did Augustus become emperor after Caesar? What does his rise to power convey about the establishment of autocratic rule in Rome?

Essay Topic 3

Roman writers claim that the city of Rome was ruled by kings for two and a half centuries. What is the regal period of Rome? What influence did it have on the Roman Republic and imperial Rome?

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