HIEU 322 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
First Triumvirate - CORRECT ANSWER - Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
Pompey - CORRECT ANSWER - Leading Roman general in the late Republic.
As a statesman, he spoke poorly and awkwardly, and often fell back on silence because he could
think of nothing to say.
Main ambition was to be admired as Rome's greatest hero.
Marcus Licinius Crassus - CORRECT ANSWER - Was of nobility, and was noted for his
ambition and business savvy, particularly in the acquisition of burned property, which he would
repair or rebuild for a profit.
Put down the rebellion of Spartacus
The Consulship of Pompey and Crassus - CORRECT ANSWER - In 70 B.C., both
Pompey and Crassus were elected as consuls.
1. Passed a law to restore to the tribunes all powers taken away by Sulla.
2. Proposed a law to restore citizenship to all who had fought under Lepidus and Sertorius.
3. Revived the censorship, dormant since Sulla's time.
4. Successfully supported a law that broke the senatorial monopoly on jury service.
The lex Gabinia - CORRECT ANSWER - Enacted in 67 B.C. by the consul Gabinius to
appoint Pompey as a centralized commander to combat pirates.
,1. The commander's authority, superior to that of the provincial governors, extended over all
coastal lands up to 50 Roman miles from the sea.
2. He could draw from the public treasury.
3. He could raise a fleet up to 500 ships, and recruit an army of 120,000 infantry and 5,000
cavalry.
Pompey in the eastern Mediterranean - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Cleaned the
Mediterranean of pirates in 40 days.
2. Took Jerusalem in 63 B.C., ending Jewish independence
Pompey's victory - CORRECT ANSWER - Victory rested upon:
A. His overwhelming superiority of armaments.
B. His treatment of captives. Instead of following the usual Roman practice of crucifying or
selling them into slavery he resettled those who surrendered on farms or villages in Asia Minor.
Julius Caesar (First Triumvirate) - CORRECT ANSWER - Between 59 and 52 B.C. he
built an impressive political and military reputation—serving first as consul, and then fighting in
the Gallic War.
He was smart, unconventional, and bold almost to the point of recklessness.
The Breakdown of the First Triumvirate - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. The death of Crassus
in Syria in 53 B.C.
2. Pompey- with his geographical proximity to Rome and the rise of gang violence in Rome that
he was called upon to put down- believed that he was within reach of being a traditional leader.
3. The death of Pompey's wife (and Caesar's daughter) ended the family connection between
Caesar and Pompey.
4. In 50 B.C., the optimates tried to force Caesar from command in Gaul, and commissioned
Pompey to lead two legions against him.
,The death of Crassus in Syria in 53 B.C. - CORRECT ANSWER - Wanting to enhance his
military reputation, Crassus attacked the Parthians to his east.
Killed at Carrhae
Crossing the Rubicon - CORRECT ANSWER - In January 49 B.C., Caesar- claiming to be
acting in the defense of the tribunes-- crossed the Rubicon River, and moved toward Rome with
his army (6 legions or 30,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry).
Marked the beginning of the Roman Civil War.
The Roman Civil War, 49-45 B.C. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. As Caesar marched toward
Rome, Pompey's two trained legions- mostly veterans from Caesar's campaigns- abandoned him
2. Occupied Rome and became dictator (December 49 B.C.).
3. The Battle of Pharsalus (August 48 B.C.)
4. Intervened on behalf of Cleopatra in the Egyptian civil war, installing her to power over her
brother in 47 B.C.
5. Between 47 and 45 B.C., he dealt with- and defeated-- the supporters of Pompey (including
Cato) in Africa and Spain.
The Battle of Pharsalus (August 48 B.C.) - CORRECT ANSWER - Caesar pursued
Pompey to Greece
Clashed in Thessaly (at Pharsalus), where he divisively defeated Pompey
Numerical advantage--
Pompey's Advantage at Pharsalus - CORRECT ANSWER - Numerical advantage--
Caesar's total force: 30,000
, Pompey's total force: 55,000
Held the higher ground
Possessed ample supplies from Greek allies
Pompey's Mistake at Pharsalus - CORRECT ANSWER - Failed to charge, allowing
Caesar's exhausted men- who had begun a charge from a great distance away- to stop and rest
Death of Pompey - CORRECT ANSWER - Pompey fled to Egypt, where Ptolemy XIII- in
a civil war with his famous sister Cleopatra VII- murdered Pompey in an attempt to link their
cause with the rising Caesar.
They cut off Pompey's head, pickled it in brine for a gift to Caesar, and left the body to rot on the
shore.
Reforms of Julius Caesar - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Established law and order-- put
down street gangs in Rome
2. Reduced the number of unemployed from 320,000 to 150,000 through a public works project.
3. Cancelled interest on debts
4. Extended citizenship to a number of people—especially those groups (such as the Jews) that
had supported him in his military campaigns.
5. Laid the foundation for Rome's Imperial coinage.
6. Introduced a new calendar based on the Egyptian solar calendar and with a year beginning on
January 1, and lasting 365 ¼ days.
Death of Caesar - CORRECT ANSWER - In 44 B.C., Caesar assumed the title "dictator
for life."
Caesar was assassinated by Senators ("the Tyrannicides") on 15 March 44 B.C.
