
Why were the Gracchus brothers assassinated?
Order the events in chronological order:
Army general Marius is elected as consul.
Marius fled.
Sulla took control of the Senate.
Sulla became dictator of Rome.
Sulla and his army started a civil war.
Crises forced the Senate to give extraordinary powers to two generals named Pompey and Crassus.
Sulla never lost a battle.
Select the factors that weakened the Republic.

Why did the Senate appoint Julius Caesar as a consul?
What does "First Triumvirate" mean?
The triumvirate was full of suspicions and jealousies.
Order the events:
Senate appointed Pompey sole consul.
Caesar defeated Pompey and declared victory.
Caesar led his army into Rome, sparking a bloody civil war.
Caesar declared himself dictator for life.
Crassus died.
The Senate Assassinated Caesar.
Caesar introduced reforms that created jobs for the poor.
What did Roman leaders want people to remember about Caesar when they saw the commemorative coin?
What does the violence of Caesar's death tell about the liberators' view of Caesar?
According to Mark Antony, why was Caesar assassinated?

In this dramatic painting, Caesar reaches out for help. He appears unable to believe that his own countrymen, most of whom he had handpicked to be senators, would assassinate him. What other details in the painting does the artist include to illustrate the intensity of the moment?
Caesar was admired by the public.
How was Caesar honored?
What did the Senators fear?
What did the group that planned Caesar's assassination call themselves?
Why was the decision to betray Caesar difficult for Brutus?
Why did Caesar stop fighting the attack?
What happened after Caesar's assassination?
What opinion do you have about Brutus's actions? Do you prefer the version of Dante's Inferno or Gulliver's Travels.