Gaius Marius - Quiz
A) Philosophical writings B) Engineering projects C) Military reforms D) Artistic achievements
A) Punic Wars B) Gallic Wars C) Social War D) Jugurthine War
A) Praetor B) Censor C) Aedile D) Consul
A) Marcus Marius B) Gaius Marius the Younger C) Titus Marius D) Lucius Marius
A) Livia B) Cleopatra C) Julia D) Berenice
A) Carthage B) Arpinum C) Gaul D) Rome
A) 3rd BC B) 1st AD C) 2nd BC D) 4th AD
A) Equestrian B) Plebeian C) Slaves D) Patrician
A) Scipio Aemilianus B) Hannibal Barca C) Julius Caesar D) Pompey
A) Introduced oral voting B) Expanded the grain dole C) Allowed only patricians to vote D) Narrowed the passages for voters to prevent harassment and ballot inspection
A) Five times B) Four times C) Seven times D) Six times
A) Won a triumph over the Jugurthine War B) Defeated the Cimbri at Vercellae C) Political setbacks and semi-retirement from public life D) Became governor of Further Spain
A) Led a successful campaign against Rome B) Remained neutral C) Fought with limited success D) Achieved decisive victory
A) Supported Sulla's reforms B) Retired peacefully in Africa C) Seized Rome and began a reign of terror D) Fled to Greece
A) He led a successful military campaign B) He retired from politics C) He reformed the Roman Senate D) He died shortly after assuming office
A) Attributed to Julius Caesar B) Universally accepted as factual C) Considered a construct of modern scholarship D) Disproven by recent archaeological evidence
A) Was captured by enemy forces B) Led the Roman forces as consul C) Participated in securing Roman control over southern Gaul D) Remained neutral
A) Were his hereditary patrons B) Always remained allies C) Never had any interaction D) Initially supported, later became estranged due to political actions
A) Depended on Metelli patronage B) Lacked any wealth C) Was financially struggling D) Possessed significant financial resources
A) Governor of Cisalpine Gaul B) Tribune of the plebs C) Commander of Roman forces in Numidia D) General in Further Spain
A) Offering amnesty to all involved B) Increasing the grain supply C) Issuing a senatus consultum ultimum D) Declaring war on neighboring tribes
A) An increase in senatorial legitimacy. B) A decrease in the Senate's ability to govern effectively. C) A reduction in political violence. D) A precedent justifying force against fellow magistrates.
A) Threatened them with military action B) Formed a political alliance with them C) Promised them land in Numidia D) Bribed many prominent Romans
A) Pompey the Great. B) The Second Triumvirate. C) Julius Caesar. D) The First Triumvirate.
A) Captured Italian cities B) Imprisoned Italian ambassadors C) Refused to trade with Italian merchants D) Massacred Italians
A) It had not been done recently. B) He was elected for a third consecutive term. C) The Senate opposed it unanimously. D) It was the first time ever.
A) Cinna himself B) Marius C) Octavius D) Sulla
A) A permanent change to military recruitment B) A one-time affair C) An ongoing policy throughout Marius's career D) A reform that drastically altered the social composition of legions
A) Quintus Servilius Caepio B) Marcus Livius Drusus C) Publius Rutilius Lupus D) Lucius Porcius Cato
A) Quintus Fabius Maximus B) Marcus Junius Silanus C) Gaius Popillius D) Lucius Cassius Longinus
A) Cimbri B) Tigurini C) Teutones D) Gauls
A) Caepio. B) Rutilius Rufus. C) Lucius Appuleius Saturninus. D) Quintus Lutatius Catulus.
A) Sulla B) Cinna C) Octavius D) Marius
A) Lucius Cassius Longinus B) Gnaeus Mallius Maximus C) Marcus Junius Silanus D) Quintus Servilius Caepio
A) That they were his rivals. B) That they were his equals. C) That they were his mentors. D) That they were his servants.
A) Metellus Numidicus B) Quintus Metellus C) Marcus Antonius D) Gaius Memmius
A) Cholera B) Pleurisy C) Fever D) Malaria
A) Lucius Porcius Cato B) Herius Asinius C) Poppaedius Silo D) Quintus Servilius Caepio
A) Marcus Junius Silanus B) Lucius Cassius Longinus C) Quintus Servilius Caepio D) Gnaeus Mallius Maximus
A) The urban plebs B) The Senate C) His former soldiers D) Metellus Numidicus' relatives
A) Etruria B) Greece C) Rome D) Africa
A) Proletarii (the poorest census class) B) Wealthy landowners C) Equestrians D) Senators
A) Five B) Six C) Three D) Four
A) lex Julia B) lex Drusus C) lex Gaius Marius D) lex Licinia Mucia
A) Ambushed Metellus's headquarters B) Cut off communication between Roman units C) Scattered the Romans into small detachments D) Captured Roman supply lines
A) Ten B) Fourteen C) Eight D) Six
A) Caepio. B) Rutilius Rufus. C) Sulla. D) Mallius.
A) Sulla B) Mallius C) Jugurtha D) Caepio
A) Lucius Valerius Flaccus. B) Quintus Lutatius Catulus. C) Manius Aquillius. D) Marcus Claudius Marcellus.
A) By waiting for Metellus to retire. B) By staging a coup within the army. C) By having Titus Manlius Mancinus, a tribune, override the Senate's decision. D) By bribing the senators. |
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