CLST 2102 EXAM 3 Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
Before .his .adoption, .how .was .Octavian .related .to .Julius .Caesar? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Adopted .by .granduncle .[on .mother's .side] .Julius .Caesar .in .his .will,
.44 .B.C. .
•Gaius .Octavius .Thurinus .becomes .C. .Julius .Caesar .Octavianus(Octavian)
What .is .the .Res .Gestae? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .was .a .funerary .inscription
.written .by .Augustus, .posted .outside .the .mausoleum, .revised .many .times .over
.his .lifetime.
What .was .the .senate's .plan .for .Octavian .when .he .first .appeared .on .the .political
.scene? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
What .practice .of .Sulla .did .the .triumvirs .revive .to .address .problems .of .finance
.and .control? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Proscriptions; .killing .political .enemies .for
.money.
In .which .battle .were .Caesar's .assassins .finally .defeated, .in .which .year .was .it
.fought, .and .who .were .the .leaders .of .the .assassins' .forces? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-
What .problems .did .Octavian .face .in .Italy? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Antony .driven
.off .but .both .consuls .killed; .
Octavian .takes .control .of .their .troops .in .addition .to .his .own!
•Eight .legions, .then .eleven .when .three .more .go .over .to .him .at .Rome. .
•Senate .refuses .promised .rewards.
He .marches .on .Rome .to .become .consul. .
Rivals .Octavian, .Antony, .and .Lepidus .make .a .deal
What .reputation .did .Octavian .develop .in .dealing .with .his .enemies .during .his
.early .years? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-He .was .aggressive .and .merciless
, How .did .Antony .lose .favor .in .Rome .during .the .30s? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Gives .away .Roman .territory .to .Cleopatra; .mistreats .Octavia .(his .wife .and
.Octavian's .sister) .who .was .a ."perfect" .Roman .woman
How .did .Octavian .gain .favor? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Finished .buildings .begun
.by .father: .pietas .and .public .works!
Married .Livia .of .the .Claudian .gens .in .January .of .38 .to .shore .up .aristocratic
.support.
•His .own .equestrian .background .appeals .to .the .equestrian .constituency. .
•Carried .out .public .works .projects .to .improve .the .city .and .provide .jobs!
•Restored .temples .and .cults .while .promoting .old-time .values.
•Octavian .identifies .his .cause .with .that .of .Rome .and .Italy!
What .mythological .identifications .were .made .by .Antony .and .Octavian? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Octavian .identifies .himself .with .masculine, .rational .Apollo
.Light, .harmony, .reason, .control—very .WESTERN
Antony: .Dionysus .[Bacchus]; .Hercules. .Both .related .to .intoxication, .and
.freedom
According .to .Plutarch, .what .made .Cleopatra .attractive? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
"For .her .actual .beauty, .it .is .said, .was .not .in .itself .so .remarkable .that .none
.could .be .compared .with .her, .or .that .no .one .could .see .her .without .being .struck
.by .it, .but .the .contact .of .her .presence, .if .you .lived .with .her, .was .irresistible; .the
.attraction .of .her .person, .joining .with .the .charm .of .her .conversation, .and .the
.character .that .attended .all .she .said .or .did, .was .something .bewitching. .It .was .a
.pleasure .merely .to .hear .the .sound .of .her .voice, .with .which, .like .an .instrument
.of .many .strings, .she .could .pass .from .one .language .to .another."--Plutarch,
.Antony, .27
In .which .battle .did .Octavian .finally .defeat .Antony .and .Cleopatra, .and .in .which
.year .was .it .fought? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Battle .of .Actium, .31
Identify .Lepidus, .Sextus .Pompey, .Octavia, .Maecenas, .and .Agrippa. .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-
On .which .official .bases .of .power .did .Augustus .rely .to .run .the .state? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Proconsular .imperium .maius ."the .power .to .command,
.but .greater"
2. .Full .tribunician .power; .make .him .more .acceptable .to .the .people
What .do .the .titles .princeps .and .augustus .mean? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Princeps; .first .man .(of .the .state).......Augustus; .revered
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
Before .his .adoption, .how .was .Octavian .related .to .Julius .Caesar? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Adopted .by .granduncle .[on .mother's .side] .Julius .Caesar .in .his .will,
.44 .B.C. .
•Gaius .Octavius .Thurinus .becomes .C. .Julius .Caesar .Octavianus(Octavian)
What .is .the .Res .Gestae? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .was .a .funerary .inscription
.written .by .Augustus, .posted .outside .the .mausoleum, .revised .many .times .over
.his .lifetime.
What .was .the .senate's .plan .for .Octavian .when .he .first .appeared .on .the .political
.scene? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
What .practice .of .Sulla .did .the .triumvirs .revive .to .address .problems .of .finance
.and .control? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Proscriptions; .killing .political .enemies .for
.money.
In .which .battle .were .Caesar's .assassins .finally .defeated, .in .which .year .was .it
.fought, .and .who .were .the .leaders .of .the .assassins' .forces? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-
What .problems .did .Octavian .face .in .Italy? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Antony .driven
.off .but .both .consuls .killed; .
Octavian .takes .control .of .their .troops .in .addition .to .his .own!
•Eight .legions, .then .eleven .when .three .more .go .over .to .him .at .Rome. .
•Senate .refuses .promised .rewards.
He .marches .on .Rome .to .become .consul. .
Rivals .Octavian, .Antony, .and .Lepidus .make .a .deal
What .reputation .did .Octavian .develop .in .dealing .with .his .enemies .during .his
.early .years? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-He .was .aggressive .and .merciless
, How .did .Antony .lose .favor .in .Rome .during .the .30s? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Gives .away .Roman .territory .to .Cleopatra; .mistreats .Octavia .(his .wife .and
.Octavian's .sister) .who .was .a ."perfect" .Roman .woman
How .did .Octavian .gain .favor? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Finished .buildings .begun
.by .father: .pietas .and .public .works!
Married .Livia .of .the .Claudian .gens .in .January .of .38 .to .shore .up .aristocratic
.support.
•His .own .equestrian .background .appeals .to .the .equestrian .constituency. .
•Carried .out .public .works .projects .to .improve .the .city .and .provide .jobs!
•Restored .temples .and .cults .while .promoting .old-time .values.
•Octavian .identifies .his .cause .with .that .of .Rome .and .Italy!
What .mythological .identifications .were .made .by .Antony .and .Octavian? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Octavian .identifies .himself .with .masculine, .rational .Apollo
.Light, .harmony, .reason, .control—very .WESTERN
Antony: .Dionysus .[Bacchus]; .Hercules. .Both .related .to .intoxication, .and
.freedom
According .to .Plutarch, .what .made .Cleopatra .attractive? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
"For .her .actual .beauty, .it .is .said, .was .not .in .itself .so .remarkable .that .none
.could .be .compared .with .her, .or .that .no .one .could .see .her .without .being .struck
.by .it, .but .the .contact .of .her .presence, .if .you .lived .with .her, .was .irresistible; .the
.attraction .of .her .person, .joining .with .the .charm .of .her .conversation, .and .the
.character .that .attended .all .she .said .or .did, .was .something .bewitching. .It .was .a
.pleasure .merely .to .hear .the .sound .of .her .voice, .with .which, .like .an .instrument
.of .many .strings, .she .could .pass .from .one .language .to .another."--Plutarch,
.Antony, .27
In .which .battle .did .Octavian .finally .defeat .Antony .and .Cleopatra, .and .in .which
.year .was .it .fought? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Battle .of .Actium, .31
Identify .Lepidus, .Sextus .Pompey, .Octavia, .Maecenas, .and .Agrippa. .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-
On .which .official .bases .of .power .did .Augustus .rely .to .run .the .state? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Proconsular .imperium .maius ."the .power .to .command,
.but .greater"
2. .Full .tribunician .power; .make .him .more .acceptable .to .the .people
What .do .the .titles .princeps .and .augustus .mean? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Princeps; .first .man .(of .the .state).......Augustus; .revered
