Cicero and the First Triumvirate

Question 1 of 11

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What did Pompey, Crassus and Caesar want?

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1. Get a third of his money back

1. Wanted the rights to tax Asia

1. Wanted more prestige and recognition

Paid too much and failed to get a profit

2. Government recognition for provinces

2. Another Consulship

3. Land to be given to his troops

1. Both were usual things that occured

1. Both were unusual things asked for

Consulship> get military command in Gaul

Total control

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Question 2 of 11

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The Triumvirate was formed in ( 60 BC, 61 BC, 59 BC ). This was Caesar's idea and enabled them to run Rome, it was ( a private agreement, known publically ). Pompey, Crassus and Caesar all wanted something that they could not get on their own. Pompey wanted ( two things, one thing )- ( recognition of the four provinces, the wealth and glory ) that he created in Asia and ( land to be given to his troops, his rivals to be removed from the senate ); both of these things usually happened automatically, but due to his opponents in the senate they were blocked. Crassus had previously brought ( the right to collect taxes in Asia, new land in the Roman Empire ), however despite implementing ( heavy taxes he could not get a profit, making himself governor he couldn't ) and wanted third of his money back from the senate. Caesar wanted ( a consulship, be become a governor ) so that afterwards he would be eligible for a ( military command in Gaul, military command in Russia, military command in England ), which would give him huge wealth and glory.

Caesar was the ( brains, money, influence ) of the Triumvirate along with a powerful persuasion. Pompey had the ( influence, brains, money ) that came with the huge army of voters and being a very popular general. Crassus was the ( money, brains, influence ) and was able to bribe anyone who needed to be.

This meant that they were able to fix things for years. In ( 59 BC, 60 BC, 69 BC ) Caesar became ( consul, governor ) and the year after he got the military command in ( Gaul, England, Russia ). Also in ( 58 BC, 68 BC ) they fixed both consuls one was Piso- ( Caesar's, Pompey's, Crassus' ) father in law and the other was Gabiniaus who was a close friend of ( Pompey's, Caesar's, Crassus' ) They along with Crassus' money ran the senate in the interests of the Triumvirate.

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Question 3 of 11

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What happened during Caesar's consulship in 59 BC?

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The Campanian Land was passed which gave Pompey's soldiers land
Cicero was put on a death list
Caesar was assasssinated
The 4 provinces were acknowledged
Pompey and Crassus started to argue and disagree, once they got what they wanted
Crassus got his money back
Caesar went back on the agreement and didn't give Pompey or Crassus what they wanted
Every political meeting Pompey's soldiers in the senate room to intimidate the senate
Bibulus, the other consul, had the public toilet tipped over him

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Question 4 of 11

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Cicero ❌ Caesar's consulship in 59 BC stating that there was ❌ in one of his letters to Atticus.

Cicero was asked to join the Triumvirate due to his ❌ that his opinion carries. He was offered a prestige job ❌ at Caesar's side and an ❌ so that he would be out of Rome and less of a threat. He ❌ both.

This was due to the fact that the dominance of the Triumvirate was the ❌, which were a democratic republic and freedom of speech. A main factor of this was the Campanian Land Law which required everyone who was standing for election to take ❌; this is extremely anti-democratic.

In a public speech Cicero ❌ of Caesar's consulship and the Campanian Land Law. Not 24 hours later Caesar was conspiring with Pompey and Clodius to ❌, due to him executing Roman citizens without a trial, despite them being traitors aligning themselves with Catiline.

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did not like

did like

"nothing but utter despair"

"everything to be hopeful about"

oratory, his vast influence and weight

scandalous disrespect for the republic

nefarious ways and weight

love for Rome and the influence

in the military campaign in Gaul

in the senate

in a province

all expenses paid foreign religious trip

governorship in a lucrative province

denied

accepted

opposite of Cicero's core beliefs

same as Cicero's core beliefs

most idealistic way to run Rome

an oath to swear not to change the law

attacked the violence

praised the resourcefulness

exile Cicero

praise Cicero and pardon him

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Question 5 of 11

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When was Cicero exiled?

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62 BC
52 BC
58 BC
67 BC

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Question 6 of 11

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When Cicero was exile Clodius burnt his town house to the ground and built a temple to freedom on top of it.

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True
False

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Question 7 of 11

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Why was Cicero pardoned?

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Pompey needed help against Crassus and believed that Cicero could help
People believed that Cicero was the only hope against the Triumvirate
Cicero's brother promises that Cicero won't oppose the Triumvirate

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Question 8 of 11

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What did Cicero get Pompey in thanks?

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Corn Commision
Another military command
Being governor of Spain

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Question 9 of 11

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The Triumvirate is visibly splitting in ❌, with Caesar in Gaul and Pompey and Crassus quarreling. Also all three of them had gained what they wanted and what drew them together in the first place. Crassus had hated Pompey ever since 71 BC when Pompey stole all of the glory for ❌ when Crassus had been fighting for two years.

Crassus had joined with ❌ who had a team of thugs which they used to intimidate Pompey. This makes life so hard for Pompey that he goes to a local gladiator school and chooses two gladiators to protect him as he walked around Rome.

Caesar assembled Crassus and Pompey at ❌ in 56 BC to stop them from quarreling. Caesar promises them a ❌ For Pompey he gives a province of ❌ and he stay in Rome so he ❌. Crassus also gets the province of ❌ so that he can launch an attack on the Parthian Empire. Unfortunately in 53 BC he lost the standards and his life.

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56 BC

57 BC

60 BC

winning the Slave War

getting the command in Asia

Clodius

Bibulus

Cicero

Luca

Spain

Rome

joint consulship in 55 BC.

wealth and prestige.

Spain with three legions for 5 years

Gaul with two legions

never even needs to go to Spain

never even needs to go to Gaul

Syria

Iran

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Question 10 of 11

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Why did Cicero drop his opposition to the Triumvirate?

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They threatened his brother
He was going to be exiled again
He realized that the optimates were just using him and they had no power so he joined those who did
He couldn't be bothered to fight it any more

	Created by Amy Le Grys almost 9 years ago

A-Level Classics (Guide Sheet B) Quiz on Cicero and the First Triumvirate, created by Amy Le Grys on 05/01/2016.

Cicero and the First Triumvirate

Question 1 of 11

What did Pompey, Crassus and Caesar want?

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Question 2 of 11

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Question 3 of 11

What happened during Caesar's consulship in 59 BC?

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Question 4 of 11

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Question 5 of 11

When was Cicero exiled?

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Question 6 of 11

When Cicero was exile Clodius burnt his town house to the ground and built a temple to freedom on top of it.

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Question 7 of 11

Why was Cicero pardoned?

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Question 8 of 11

What did Cicero get Pompey in thanks?

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Question 9 of 11

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Question 10 of 11

Why did Cicero drop his opposition to the Triumvirate?

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Question 11 of 11

What period did Cicero drop out of politics?

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