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The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–31 BC

ANC-FRR is worth about 25 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Ancient History papers. Practise 12 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–31 BC — the Sullan legacy, Pompey and the great commands, Crassus, Cicero and Catiline, the alliance of 60 BC, Caesar in Gaul, violence in the 50s, civil war, the dictatorship and the triumvirs, with how to write the 25-mark essay.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2Context: the Republic and Sulla
  3. 3Timeline
  4. 4Key themes
  5. 5Evidence and interpretations
  6. 6Writing the 25-mark essay
  7. 7Common mistakes
  8. 8Exam tips
  9. 9Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which commander defeated the main army of Spartacus in 71 BC?

  1. ALucius Licinius Lucullus
  2. BMarcus Licinius Crassus
  3. CQuintus Sertorius
  4. DGnaeus Pompeius (Pompey)

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

What did the lex Gabinia of 67 BC give Pompey?

  1. ACommand of the war against Mithridates in Asia
  2. BA five-year command in Spain with a large army
  3. CThe sole consulship to restore order in Rome
  4. DA wide command against Mediterranean pirates

Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which development did most to make soldiers in the late Republic loyal to their generals rather than to the Senate?

  1. AAllies in Italy were given Roman citizenship
  2. BTribunes were allowed again to propose laws
  3. CMilitary tribunes were elected each year by the people
  4. DGenerals, not the state, rewarded veterans with land

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