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The Augustan Age 44 BC – AD 14

ANC-AUG is worth about 25 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Ancient History papers. Practise 24 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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The Augustan Age 44 BC – AD 14 — Octavian's rise, the settlements and powers of the Principate, government and the army, social and religious policy, buildings and literature, foreign policy, succession and interpretations, with how to write the 25-mark essay.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2Context: Rome in 44 BC
  3. 3The rise of Octavian, 44–30 BC
  4. 4The Principate: settlements and powers
  5. 5Government and administration
  6. 6Society, religion and culture
  7. 7Foreign policy and the empire
  8. 8The succession
  9. 9Opposition
  10. 10Interpretations
  11. 11Writing the 25-mark essay
  12. 12Common mistakes
  13. 13Exam tips
  14. 14Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

How did the young Gaius Octavius become Caesar's political heir in 44 BC?

  1. ACaesar's will adopted him and left him most of his estate
  2. BThe Senate elected him dictator after Caesar's assassination
  3. CMark Antony named him as his successor as consul
  4. DThe army proclaimed him emperor at Actium

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

What was the Second Triumvirate of 43 BC?

  1. AA private political alliance between Caesar, Pompey and Crassus
  2. BA military command against Parthia shared by three generals
  3. CA religious college of three priests who interpreted the Sibylline Books
  4. DA legal board of three given power to restore the state

Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which was a main reason Augustus gave up the annual consulship in 23 BC?

  1. AThe Senate had passed a law banning him from all magistracies
  2. BMonopolising it looked monarchical and angered senators
  3. CHe intended to retire from public life to Rhodes
  4. DHe had been defeated in the consular elections by Murena

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