What was most extraordinary about Augustus's reshaping of the Roman government?

He made it seem as if nothing had changed.

He was able to get away with calling himself "rex" or "king".

He rolled back all of the reforms of the last century of the Republic.

He tripled the number of senators.

laws or rules to govern one's self.

a person who is the leader of a school.

It was easy to underestimate Octavian because he:

willingly followed in Cicero's footsteps.

willingly followed in Antony's footsteps.

willingly followed in Lepidus's footsteps.

What happened to Cicero?

He was killed for his vitriolic speeches against Antony.

He became Octavian's right hand man, like Alexander Hamilton to George Washington.

He was killed at the Battle of Philippi.

He was killed at the Battle of Actium.

After Octavian returned to Rome, what did he do about the number of senators?

He decreased the number to 600.

He decreased the number to 753.

He increased the number to 2000.

He increased the number to 753.

Which was NOT a contributing factor to the end of the Second Triumvirate?

Octavian formed a tighter alliance with Lepidus.

Antony divorced Octavian's sister to resume his affair with Cleopatra.

Lepidus was suspected of allying with the Triumvirate's enemies.

Lepidus was given lesser territories.

Which of the following powers is NOT one given to tribunicia potestas?

the control of the public finances

harming him would be a religious offense

right to propose and veto legislation

What happened in 9 CE/AD in the Teutoberg Forest in Germany?

Quintilius Varus lost three legions to the Germanic tribes.

Gaius lost three legions to the German tribes.

Quintilius Varus lost three legions to the Gallic tribes.

Tiberius lost three legions to the Germanic tribes.

When a client king died, what happened to that country?

It selected a new client king, approved by the Roman senate.

It selected a new client king, approved by the princeps.

It was annexed into the eastern part of the Roman Empire.

Augustus's first choice of successor

a Roman author who wrote about Rome's greatness

a Roman historian who chronicled Augustus's rise to power

a spy of the Egyptian government

Augustus and the Principate

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