Lesson test: The age of extraordinary commands

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The age of extraordinary commands

1.[2p]
Pompey was consul in 70 BC at the age of 36. By how many years was he under the legal minimum of 42?

CorrectNot quite: 6

2.[3p]
Which of these were true of Pompey before his first consulship?

Select all that apply

He had raised legions privately from his father's estates and clients

Correct

He had celebrated a triumph while holding no office

Correct

He had held proconsular imperium in Spain as a private citizen

Correct

He had served as quaestor, aedile and praetor in the usual order

The answer is: He had raised legions privately from his father's estates and clients, He had celebrated a triumph while holding no office, He had held proconsular imperium in Spain as a private citizen

3.[2p]
The pirate command gave Pompey 120,000 infantry. At about 5,000 men to a legion, how many legions is that?

CorrectNot quite: 24

4.[3p]
What was the so-called First Triumvirate?

A private agreement between three citizens to combine their votes, money and clients

Correct

A magistracy of three men created by a law of 60 BC

The answer is: A private agreement between three citizens to combine their votes, money and clients

A senatorial commission for governing the provinces

The answer is: A private agreement between three citizens to combine their votes, money and clients

A military alliance sworn before the assembly

The answer is: A private agreement between three citizens to combine their votes, money and clients

5.[3p]
Why is a hollowed constitution harder to defend than a violated one?

Every step is carried out by proper procedure, so no moment can be identified as illegal

Correct

The Senate loses the power to pass decrees

The answer is: Every step is carried out by proper procedure, so no moment can be identified as illegal

The assemblies stop meeting altogether

The answer is: Every step is carried out by proper procedure, so no moment can be identified as illegal

Magistrates can no longer be prosecuted after their term

The answer is: Every step is carried out by proper procedure, so no moment can be identified as illegal

6.[2p]
Crassus crucified 6,000 captives along the 195 km of road from Capua to Rome. How many metres apart is that, on average?

CorrectNot quite: 32.5

7.[2p]
Pompey's sole consulship of 52 BC contradicted the principle of collegiality.

True

Correct

False

The answer is: True

8.[3p]
Match each man to what he brought to the arrangement of 60 BC.

Pompey
Crassus
Caesar

the consulship of 59 and the legislation the others needed
veterans, eastern clients and unmatched military prestige
the largest fortune in Rome and the debts of many senators

Show the answer

Pompey: veterans, eastern clients and unmatched military prestige Crassus: the largest fortune in Rome and the debts of many senators Caesar: the consulship of 59 and the legislation the others needed

9.[3p]
What was the Senate's real dilemma over the great commands?

Refusing them left the empire ungoverned, and granting them created men it could not control

Correct

Granting them was illegal, and refusing them was merely unpopular

The answer is: Refusing them left the empire ungoverned, and granting them created men it could not control

The assemblies would not vote for any command at all

The answer is: Refusing them left the empire ungoverned, and granting them created men it could not control

No suitable commanders were available for long campaigns

The answer is: Refusing them left the empire ungoverned, and granting them created men it could not control

1.[2p] Pompey was consul in 70 BC at the age of 36. By how many years was he under the legal minimum of 42?

2.[3p] Which of these were true of Pompey before his first consulship?

3.[2p] The pirate command gave Pompey 120,000 infantry. At about 5,000 men to a legion, how many legions is that?

4.[3p] What was the so-called First Triumvirate?

5.[3p] Why is a hollowed constitution harder to defend than a violated one?

6.[2p] Crassus crucified 6,000 captives along the 195 km of road from Capua to Rome. How many metres apart is that, on average?

7.[2p] Pompey's sole consulship of 52 BC contradicted the principle of collegiality.

8.[3p] Match each man to what he brought to the arrangement of 60 BC.

9.[3p] What was the Senate's real dilemma over the great commands?

1.[2p]
Pompey was consul in 70 BC at the age of 36. By how many years was he under the legal minimum of 42?

2.[3p]
Which of these were true of Pompey before his first consulship?

3.[2p]
The pirate command gave Pompey 120,000 infantry. At about 5,000 men to a legion, how many legions is that?

4.[3p]
What was the so-called First Triumvirate?

5.[3p]
Why is a hollowed constitution harder to defend than a violated one?

6.[2p]
Crassus crucified 6,000 captives along the 195 km of road from Capua to Rome. How many metres apart is that, on average?

7.[2p]
Pompey's sole consulship of 52 BC contradicted the principle of collegiality.

8.[3p]
Match each man to what he brought to the arrangement of 60 BC.

9.[3p]
What was the Senate's real dilemma over the great commands?